Factors that Influence Breastfeeding Decisions among Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Participants from Central Louisiana

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 624-627

  Murimi, Mary ^a   Dodge, Candace Mire ^a   Pope, Janet ^a   Erickson, Dawn ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CARE; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOUISIANA; MALE; MOTHERS; POVERTY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949563651     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2009.12.019     Document Type: Article

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