Exclusive breastfeeding in Southern Brazil: Prevalence and associated factors

Breastfeeding Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 79-85

  Do Nascimento, Maria Beatriz R ^a   Reis, Marco A Moura ^a   Franco, Selma Cristina ^a   Issler, Hugo ^b   Ferraro, Alexandre A ^b   Grisi, Sandra Josefina F E ^b  

^a University of the Region of Joinville   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PACIFIER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; WEANING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PACIFIERS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; WEANING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950827939     PISSN: 15568253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2009.0008     Document Type: Article

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