Adult survivor of child sexual abuse and her breastfeeding experience: A case study

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 91-97

  Beck, Cheryl Tatano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Case study; Childhood sexual abuse; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CASE REPORT; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 63549087584     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000347302.85455.c8     Document Type: Article

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