Association between acculturation and breastfeeding among Hispanic women: Data from the pregnancy risk assessment and monitoring system

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 167-173

  Ahluwalia, Indu B ^a   D'Angelo, Denise ^a   Morrow, Brian ^a   McDonald, Jill A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

acculturation; breastfeeding; Hispanic; PRAMS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; PARITY; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MATERNAL WELFARE; PARITY; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860280584     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334412438403     Document Type: Article

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