Breast-feeding in South Korea: Factors influencing its initiation and duration

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 225-229

  Chung, Woojin ^a   Kim, Hanjoong ^b   Nam, Chung Mo ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Caesarean section; Duration; Initiation; Prenatal care; South Korea

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; KOREA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PRENATAL CARE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38949173883     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S136898000700047X     Document Type: Article

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