Self-objectification and lower income pregnant women's breastfeeding attitudes

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-21

  Johnston Robledo, Ingrid ^a   Fred, Victoria ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA   (United States)

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EID: 37549056238     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00293.x     Document Type: Article

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