Confidence in Breastfeeding Among Pregnant Women

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 933-951

  Laanterä, Sari ^a   Pietilä, Anna Maija ^a   Ekström, Anette ^b   Pölkki, Tarja ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

breastfeeding; confidence; mothers; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867067407     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945910396518     Document Type: Article

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