E F Patrice Jelliffe

Biographic Data

ID240492
NAMEE F Patrice Jelliffe
GIVEN NAMESE F Patrice
FAMILY NAMEJelliffe
SIGNATUREJELLIFFE E F P
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of California, Los Angeles
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS5
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1973
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1985
H-INDEX2

  • The question is not whether breast‐feeding leads to...considerable child spacing, but rather, when to introduce other contraceptives

    Open AccessDerrick B Jelliffe, E F Patrice JelliffeARTICLEMedical Anthropology Quarterly1985

  • "More Thoughts on Lactation as "Nature's Contraceptive

    Open AccessMelvin Konner, James W Wood et al.ARTICLEMedical Anthropology Newsletter1985References: 1

  • Education far refugee health workers

    Open AccessDerrick B Jelliffe, E F Patrice JelliffeARTICLEDisasters1983Cited by: 2References: 1

  • Feeding in early infancy and primary health care (a post Alma Ata comment)

    Derrick B Jelliffe, E F Patrice JelliffeARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition1980

  • Appropriate Technology and Nutritional Assessment

    Open AccessDerrick B Jellife, E F Patrice JelliffeARTICLEDisasters1980References: 17

  • Feeding Young Infants in Developing Countries

    Derrick B Jelliffe, E F Patrice JelliffeARTICLEStudies in Family Planning1978Cited by: 1

    Derrick B. Jelliffe, E. F. Patrice Jelliffe, Feeding Young Infants in Developing Countries: Comments on the Current Situation and Future Needs, Studies in Family Planning, Vol. 9, No. 8 (Aug., 1978), pp. 227-229

  • Breast Feeding

    Open AccessDerrick B Jelliffe, E F Patrice JelliffeARTICLEDisasters1977Cited by: 2References: 3

  • Adaptive suckling

    Derrick B Jelliffe, E F Patrice JelliffeARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition1976

    The process of “adaptive suckling” has evolved appropriate to the needs of different mammal species. It is related to the maturity of the newborn, nutritional requirements, the number of offspring, the need for sensory stimulation, etc. Examples are given of the following species—the echidna, the kangaroo, the blue whale and.the seal. Its relevance to modern man is discussed

  • Commentary

    Derrick B Jelliffe, Aaron E Ifekwunigwe et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition1975

    (1975). Commentary: Recommended dietary allowances for infants. Ecology of Food and Nutrition: Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 53-55

  • Education of the public for successful lactation

    Derrick B Jelliffe, E F Patrice JelliffeARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition1973

    Success or failure in human lactation mainly depends on two psycho‐physiological reflexes, the prolactin reflex and the let‐down reflex. In actual communities, frequent suckling and confidence are major factors, and the latter is related in large measure to knowledge and social support. Success in social mammals, including traditional human societies, is made more likely by the presence of what Raphael has termed a doula or culturally defined ass…