Maternal employment and breastfeeding: Results from the longitudinal study of Australian children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 620-623

  Cooklin, Amanda R ^a   Donath, Susan M ^a,b   Amir, Lisa H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Breastfeeding duration; Maternal employment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTTIME EMPLOYMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 41749096846     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00740.x     Document Type: Article

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