Infant-feeding practices and beliefs about complementary feeding among low-income Brazilian mothers: A qualitative study

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-24

  Lindsay, Ana Cristina ^a   Machado, Marcia Tavares ^b   Sussner, Katarina M ^c   Hardwick, Cary K ^a   Peterson, Karen E ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazilian mothers; Breastfeeding; Complementary feeding; Low income; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; INFANT FEEDING; WEANING;

BRAZIL; CEARA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 42149134739     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650802900102     Document Type: Article

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