Influences on infant feeding decisions of first-time mothers in five European countries

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 914-919

  Gage, H ^a   Williams, P ^a   Von Rosen Von Hoewel, J ^b   Laitinen, K ^c   Jakobik, V ^d   Martin Bautista, E ^d   Schmid, M ^a   Egan, B ^a   Morgan, J ^a   Decsi, T ^d   Campoy, C ^e   Koletzko, B ^b   Raats, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

European countries; infant feeding; information; longitudinal survey; mothers

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GERMANY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUNGARY; INFANT FEEDING; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HUNGARY; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN; WEANING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864846834     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2012.56     Document Type: Article

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