The effect of time in the U.S. on the uration of breastfeeding in women of Mexican descent

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 119-125

  Harley, Kim ^a   Stamm, Nannette L ^a   Eskenazi, Brenda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Breastfeeding; Immigration; Mexican Americans; Mexican immigrants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFANT FEEDING; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; OCCUPATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CALIFORNIA; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEXICAN AMERICANS; RURAL POPULATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33847664200     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-006-0152-5     Document Type: Article

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