Open AccessEffects of socioeconomic status on breastfeeding duration in mothers of preterm and term infants
Author(s) -
Renée Flacking,
K Hedburg Nyqvist,
Uwe Ewald
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
european journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1464-360X
pISSN - 1101-1262
DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/ckm019
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , socioeconomic status , term (time) , duration (music) , medicine , pediatrics , demography , environmental health , population , physics , sociology , quantum mechanics , acoustics
The propensity to breastfeed is not only of importance with regard to the beneficial effects on the individual, but is also of concern as an indicator of health behaviour related to social conditions. Thus, our aim was to investigate the impact of socioeconomic status (SES) on breastfeeding duration in mothers of preterm and term infants.
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