Factors influencing African American mothers' decisions about sleep position: A qualitative study

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 870-880

  Oden, Rosalind P ^a   Joyner, Brandi L ^a   Ajao, Taiwo I ^a   Moon, Rachel Y ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Decision making; Infant health; Racial disparities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION; INTERVIEW; MOTHER; PARENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 78149343944     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30705-7     Document Type: Article

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