Exploration of reasons for feeding choices in Hispanic mothers

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 282-288

  Waldrop, Julee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottle feeding; Breastfeeding; Hispanic Americans; Infant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; DECISION MAKING; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883307175     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: 15390683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMC.0b013e31829a5625     Document Type: Article

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