Infant feeding experiences among teen mothers in North Carolina: Findings from a mixed-methods study

International Breastfeeding Journal

Volumn 6, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Tucker, Christine M ^a   Wilson, Ellen K ^b   Samandari, Ghazaleh ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Barriers; Breastfeeding; Mixed methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053353461     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4358-6-14     Document Type: Article

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