Evaluation of a theory of planned behaviour-based breastfeeding intervention in Northern Irish Schools using a randomized cluster design

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 16-35

  Giles, Melanie ^a   McClenahan, Carol ^a   Armour, Cherie ^b   Millar, Samantha ^c   Rae, Gordon ^a   Mallett, John ^a   Stewart Knox, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NORTHERN IRELAND; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84891839369     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12024     Document Type: Article

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