Breastfeeding and smoking among low-income women: Results of a longitudinal qualitative study

Birth

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 230-240

  Goldade, Kate ^a   Nichter, Mimi ^a   Nichter, Mark ^a   Adrian, Shelly ^a   Tesler, Laura ^b   Muramoto, Myra ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Harm perceptions; Qualitative data; Smoking; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECORDING; RISK; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTHERS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 50049087206     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2008.00244.x     Document Type: Article

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