Factors associated with breastfeeding duration: A 30-month cohort study in Northwest China

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 253-259

  Liu, Ping ^a,b   Qiao, Lijuan ^b   Xu, Fenglian ^c   Zhang, Min ^a   Wang, Yan ^b   Binns, Colin W ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SHIHEZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

breastfeeding; breastfeeding duration; China; cohort study; grandparents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHINA; DEMOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TIME; YOUNG ADULT; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHINA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876259281     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334413477240     Document Type: Article

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