The extent that noncompliance with the ten steps to successful breastfeeding influences breastfeeding duration

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 59-70

  Nickel, Nathan Christopher ^a   Labbok, Miriam H ^b   Hudgens, Michael G ^b   Daniels, Julie L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Baby friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI); breastfeeding barriers; breastfeeding duration; epidemiology; health care; infant feeding; Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STATISTICS; TIME; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

BREAST FEEDING; DECISION MAKING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84873605032     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334412464695     Document Type: Article

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