Reasons Why Women Do Not Initiate Breastfeeding. A Southeastern State Study

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 268-278

  Ogbuanu, Chinelo A ^a   Probst, Janice ^a   Laditka, Sarah B ^b   Liu, Jihong ^a   Baek, JongDeuk ^c   Glover, Saundra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; NEGRO; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ARKANSAS; BREAST FEEDING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649664565     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2009.03.005     Document Type: Article

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