Factors influencing breastfeeding rates in south-western Sydney

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 249-255

  Yeoh, Berlinda H ^a   Eastwood, John ^b,c   Phung, Hai ^c,d   Woolfenden, Sue ^d  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Risk factors; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE DATABASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; INFANT; NEWBORN; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENTION; NEW SOUTH WALES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 34147152236     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01055.x     Document Type: Article

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