Roles, perceptions and control of infant feeding among low-income fathers

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 522-530

  Anderson, Kirsten E ^a   Nicklas, Jennifer C ^a   Spence, Marsha ^a   Kavanagh, Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour modification; Fathers; Infant feeding; Low income; Qualitative research; WIC

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATHERS; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951232743     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980009991972     Document Type: Article

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