African American mothers: Bringing the case for breastfeeding home

Breastfeeding Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 343-345

  Mattox, Kuae Kelch ^a  

^a Mocha Moms Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; EAR INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BREAST FEEDING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; OTITIS MEDIA; PERCEPTION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867071630     PISSN: 15568253     EISSN: 15568342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2012.0070     Document Type: Article

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