Community attitudes toward breastfeeding in public places among Western Australia adults, 1995-2009

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 183-189

  Meng, Xingqiong ^a   Daly, Alison ^a   Pollard, Christina Mary ^a,b   Binns, Colin William ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

breastfeeding; Nutrition Monitor Survey Series; population attitudes; public places

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; CATERING SERVICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SANITATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT; PSYCHOLOGY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC FACILITIES; RESTAURANTS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876207465     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334413478835     Document Type: Article

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