Alex K Anderson

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Affiliation: University of Georgia
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi A randomized trial assessing the efficacy of peer counseling on exclusive breastfeeding in a predominantly Latina low-income community
    Alex K Anderson
    Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:836-41. 2005
  2. ncbi Impact of education and training on type of care provided by community-based breastfeeding counselors: a cross-sectional study
    Elizabeth M Sullivan
    Department of Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia, 280 Dawson Hall, Athens, GA 30602, USA
    Int Breastfeed J 6:12. 2011
  3. ncbi Social capital and breastfeeding initiation among Puerto Rican women
    Alex K Anderson
    Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
    Adv Exp Med Biol 554:283-6. 2004
  4. ncbi Differential response to an exclusive breastfeeding peer counseling intervention: the role of ethnicity
    Alex K Anderson
    Department of Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
    J Hum Lact 23:16-23. 2007
  5. ncbi Social capital, acculturation, and breastfeeding initiation among Puerto Rican women in the United States
    Alex K Anderson
    Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06269, USA
    J Hum Lact 20:39-45. 2004
  6. ncbi Maternal autonomy and low birth weight in India
    Priyanka Chakraborty
    Department of Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
    J Womens Health (Larchmt) 20:1373-82. 2011

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Publications6

  1. ncbi A randomized trial assessing the efficacy of peer counseling on exclusive breastfeeding in a predominantly Latina low-income community
    Alex K Anderson
    Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:836-41. 2005
    ..To assess the efficacy of peer counseling to promote exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) among low-income inner-city women in Hartford, Conn...
  2. ncbi Impact of education and training on type of care provided by community-based breastfeeding counselors: a cross-sectional study
    Elizabeth M Sullivan
    Department of Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia, 280 Dawson Hall, Athens, GA 30602, USA
    Int Breastfeed J 6:12. 2011
    ..abstract:..
  3. ncbi Social capital and breastfeeding initiation among Puerto Rican women
    Alex K Anderson
    Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
    Adv Exp Med Biol 554:283-6. 2004
  4. ncbi Differential response to an exclusive breastfeeding peer counseling intervention: the role of ethnicity
    Alex K Anderson
    Department of Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
    J Hum Lact 23:16-23. 2007
    ..40; 95% confidence interval, 1.45-28.33). There is a need for further studies to determine why different ethnic groups respond differently to EBF promotion interventions...
  5. ncbi Social capital, acculturation, and breastfeeding initiation among Puerto Rican women in the United States
    Alex K Anderson
    Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06269, USA
    J Hum Lact 20:39-45. 2004
    ..25, 95% confidence interval, 1.02-4.95) to have breastfed the index child, suggesting that social capital is an important predictor of breastfeeding initiation in this community...
  6. ncbi Maternal autonomy and low birth weight in India
    Priyanka Chakraborty
    Department of Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
    J Womens Health (Larchmt) 20:1373-82. 2011
    ..This study, therefore, aims to examine the influence of maternal autonomy on birth weight of the newborn...