Promoting breastfeeding: A view of the current position and a proposed agenda for action in scotland

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 406-414

  Campbell, Harry ^a   Jones, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Fife Health Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

breastfeeding; disease prevention; health policy; health promotion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; CANADA; CHILD HEALTH; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STAFF TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SCOTLAND;

EID: 0030467459     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024538     Document Type: Article

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