Effect of the baby-friendly initiative on infant abandonment in a Russian Hospital

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 474-477

  Lvoff, Natalya M ^a   Lvoff, Victor ^b   Klaus, Marshall H ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FAILURE TO THRIVE; HUMAN; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SUCKLING; WELLBEING;

EID: 0034023682     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.154.5.474     Document Type: Article

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