Attitudes to breastfeeding among adolescents

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 285-293

  Giles, M ^a   Connor, S ^a   McClenahan, C ^a   Mallet, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Attitudes; Breastfeeding

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; NORTHERN IRELAND; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 77953766281     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2010.01048.x     Document Type: Article

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