Knowledge, attitudes, exposure, and future intentions of Hong Kong University Students toward infant feeding

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 243-254

  Tarrant, Marie ^a,c   Dodgson, Joan E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Breastfeeding; Breastfeeding intention; Breastfeeding knowledge; Hong Kong; Infant feeding; University students

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248575856     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2007.00144.x     Document Type: Article

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