Lactation and fertility

Early Human Development

Volumn 49, Issue SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Rogers, Imogen S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amenorrhea; Breast feeding; Contraceptive; Infertility; Lactation; Malnourished mothers

Indexed keywords

AMENORRHEA; BREAST FEEDING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; LACTATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY FUNCTION; REVIEW; SUCKLING;

EID: 0030706221     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3782(97)00063-7     Document Type: Article

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