Maternal employment and breast-feeding: Findings from the 1988 national maternal and infant health survey

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 945-950

  Visness, Cynthia M ^a   Kennedy, Kathy I ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WEANING; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 0030750645     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.6.945     Document Type: Article

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