Predictors of Breastfeeding Exclusivity in a WIC Sample

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 179-189

  Tenfelde, Sandi ^a   Finnegan, Lorna ^b   Hill, Pamela D ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Exclusive breastfeeding; Low income women; WIC

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952716126     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2011.01224.x     Document Type: Article

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