Understanding maternal breastfeeding confidence: A Gadamerian hermeneutic analysis of women's stories

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 29, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 841-862

  Grassley, Jane S ^a   Nelms, Tommie P ^b  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 50249166649     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330802269527     Document Type: Article

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