Initiating and sustaining breastfeeding in African American women

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 667-674

  Lewallen, Lynne Porter ^a   Street, Darlene J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Breastfeeding; Culture; Focus groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149356374     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2010.01196.x     Document Type: Article

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