Infant-feeding attitudes of expectant mothers in Northern Ireland

Health Education Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 561-570

  Sittlington, Julie ^a   Stewart Knox, Barbara ^a   Wright, Marion ^a   Bradbury, Ian ^a   Scott, Jane A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; NORTHERN IRELAND; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34547676111     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyl113     Document Type: Article

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