Neighborhood context and breastfeeding behaviors among urban mothers

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 597-604

  Burdette, Amy M ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

breastfeeding; epidemiology; race; social support; sociodemographic differences; sociodemographics; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; BREAST FEEDING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLEGITIMACY; INFANT; MOTHER; NEWBORN; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLEGITIMACY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84885436760     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334413495110     Document Type: Article

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