Understanding the cultural context of Chinese mothers' perceptions of breastfeeding and infant health in Canada

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 1021-1029

  Chen, Wil Lie ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Breastfeeding; Chinese; Midwifery; Mothers; Nursing; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CANADA; CHINA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; MIGRATION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHINA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDWIFERY; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 77955931020     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02956.x     Document Type: Article

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