Breast feeding and resilience against psychosocial stress

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 990-994

  Montgomery, S M ^a,b,c   Ehlin, A ^b   Sacker, A ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIVORCE; HUMAN; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DIVORCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33845269046     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.096826     Document Type: Article

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