Effects of socioeconomic status on breastfeeding duration in mothers of preterm and term infants

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 579-584

  Flacking, Renée ^a,b   Nyqvist, Kerstin Hedberg ^a   Ewald, Uwe ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Center for Clinical Research Dalarna   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Infants; Register; Socioeconomic status; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTHER; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; SOCIAL CLASS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 35348986907     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckm019     Document Type: Article

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