Patterns and determinants of breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices of Emirati Mothers in the United Arab Emirates

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Radwan, Hadia ^a  

^a TAWAM HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Complementary feeding; Exclusive breastfeeding; Supplementation; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874182950     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-171     Document Type: Article

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