Breast-feeding intention, initiation and duration among Hong Kong Chinese women: A prospective longitudinal study

Midwifery

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 678-687

  Wang, Wenru ^a   Lau, Ying ^a   Chow, Aloysius ^a   Chan, Kin Sin ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Duration; Initiation; Intention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BREAST FEEDING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDWIFERY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901250089     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2013.07.015     Document Type: Article

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