Longitudinal study of breastfeeding structure and women's work in the Brazilian Amazon

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 226-237

  Piperata, Barbara A ^a   Mattern, Lindsey M Gooden ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

caboclos; infant feeding; lactation; maternal strategies; parent offspring conflict

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD CARE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; LACTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; REPRODUCTION; SOCIETY; SUPPLEMENTATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; WORK;

EID: 78651517009     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21391     Document Type: Article

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