Parental perception and attitudes on infant feeding practices and baby milk formula in East Malaysia

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 363-370

  Yee, Chye Fook ^a   Chin, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Baby formula; Infant nutrition; Parental attitudes; Purchase decision; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858411660     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2006.00564.x     Document Type: Article

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