Studying the infant feeding intentions of pregnant women experiencing material deprivation: Methodology of the Looking at Infant Feeding Today (LIFT) study

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 845-849

  McMillan, Brian ^b   Green, Josephine M ^a   Woolridge, Michael W ^b   Dyson, Lisa ^b   Renfrew, Mary J ^a   Clarke, Graham P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hard to reach sample; Infant feeding; Looking at Infant Feeding Today (LIFT); Methodology; Socio economic deprivation; UK

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING; HEALTH WORKER; INFANT FEEDING; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; WOMENS STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; BREAST FEEDING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT FOOD; INFANT, NEWBORN; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; SINGLE PARENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 60249099119     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.12.032     Document Type: Article

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