Conflicting influences on UK mothers' decisions to introduce solid foods to their infants

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-173

  Arden, Madelynne A ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complementary feeding; Health promotion; Infant feeding decisions; Weaning; WHO

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; DIETARY INTAKE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFANT NUTRITION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; ADULT; BABY FOOD; CHILD CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARDS; TIME; WEANING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT FOOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; WEANING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951738125     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2009.00194.x     Document Type: Article

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