Measuring young people's attitudes to breastfeeding using the Theory of Planned Behaviour

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-26

  Giles, Melanie ^a   Connor, Samantha ^a   McClenahan, Carol ^a   Mallett, John ^a   Stewart Knox, Barbara ^a   Wright, Marion ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Breastfeeding; Schoolchildren; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847389381     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdl083     Document Type: Article

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