Rural-Urban differences in breastfeeding initiation in the United States

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 118-129

  Sparks, P Johnelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

breastfeeding initiation; ethnicity; United States; WIC

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; NEWBORN; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954733881     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334409352854     Document Type: Article

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