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Factors associated with the initiation of breastfeeding in asthmatic families: the attitude-social influence-self-efficacy model.
Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine - 1 Jan 2006
Gijsbers Barbara, Mesters Ilse, Knottnerus J André, Van Schayck Constant P
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BACKGROUND: Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months postpartum is promoted internationally as the preferred method of feeding infants. Infants of parents with a history of asthma in particular could benefit from a longer period (6 months) of breastfeeding, because this may reduce the chance of developing an allergic disease. The aim of this study was to identify psychosocial behavioral determinants of the...
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