Modernization is associated with intensive breastfeeding patterns in the Bolivian Amazon

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue , 2014, Pages 148-158

  Veile, Amanda ^a   Martin, Melanie ^b   McAllister, Lisa ^b   Gurven, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Behavior; Breastfeeding; Complementary feeding; Indigenous; Infancy; Modernization; Tsimane; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; BREASTFEEDING; HEALTH CARE; MODERNIZATION; MORTALITY; WEANING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MODERNIZATION; PREDICTION; SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT; WEANING;

BOLIVIA;

ACCULTURATION; BEHAVIOR; BREASTFEEDING; COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING; INDIGENOUS; INFANCY; MODERNIZATION; TSIMANE; WEANING;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BOLIVIA; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL CHANGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892554131     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.10.034     Document Type: Article

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