Factors associated with breastfeeding duration among Connecticut special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) Participants

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 266-273

  Haughton, Jannett ^a   Gregorio, David ^b   Pérez Escamilla, Rafael ^c  

^a Department of Social Services in Hartford ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

acculturation; and Children (WIC); breastfeeding; Infants; pregnancy intention; Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women; support system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CARE; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; BREAST FEEDING; CONNECTICUT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77955879566     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334410365067     Document Type: Article

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