What do pregnant low-income women say about breastfeeding?

Breastfeeding Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-23

  Alexander, Ashley ^a   Dowling, Donna ^b   Furman, Lydia ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENTION; LACTATION DISORDERS; LIFE STYLE; MOTHERS; PAIN; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76449097741     PISSN: 15568253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2009.0034     Document Type: Article

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