Systematic review of peer support for breastfeeding continuation: Metaregression analysis of the effect of setting, intensity, and timing

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 344, Issue 7844, 2012, Pages 18-

  Jolly, Kate ^a   Ingram, Lucy ^a   Khan, Khalid S ^b   Deeks, Jonathan J ^a   Freemantle, Nick ^c   MacArthur, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; METAREGRESSION ANALYSIS; PEER GROUP; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

BREAST FEEDING; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PEER GROUP; POSTNATAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84857204401     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d8287     Document Type: Review

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