Factors affecting mother's choices and decisions related to breast feeding practices and weaning habits

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 318-322

  Al Shoshan, Ahmed A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Infant's feeding practices; Mothers; Saudi Arabia; Weaning habits

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; SAUDI ARABIA; WEANING;

EID: 34249935012     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2007.318.322     Document Type: Article

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