African American Women and Breastfeeding: An Integrative Literature Review

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 607-625

  Spencer, Becky S ^a,b   Grassley, Jane S ^c  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; BREAST FEEDING; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTENTION; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879689601     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2012.684813     Document Type: Article

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