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Breastfeeding Duration and Residential Isolation amid Aboriginal Children in Western Australia

The objective of this study was to examine the factors that impact on breastfeeding duration among Western Australia Aboriginal children. We hypothesised...

Authors:
Cromie, E.; Shepherd, C.; Zubrick, S.; Oddy, W.

Authors notes:
Nutrients. 2012;4(12):2020-34

Keywords:
breastfeeding, Western Australia, Aboriginal children, remote, metropolitan

Abstract:
The objective of this study was to examine the factors that impact on breastfeeding duration among Western Australia Aboriginal children. We hypothesised that Aboriginal children living in remote locations in Western Australia were breastfed for longer than those living in metroppolitan locations.