How baby-friendly are Manitoba hospitals? The Provincial Infant Feeding Study

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-57

  Martens, Patricia J ^b   Phillips, Shirley J ^c   Cheang, Mary S ^c   Rosolowich, Vera ^a   Foley, M Lynne ^c   Smith, Sheelagh ^c   Maguire, Noreen ^c   McGinn, Lynn ^c   Uhrich, Linda ^c   McLean, Lyla ^c   Hughes, Marguerite Molgat ^c   Romphf, Linda ^c   Hommel, Cynthia Abbott ^c   MacIver, Kathy ^c   Carruthers, Marie ^c   Fieldhouse, Paul ^c   Dixon, Alison ^c   Jolly, Ann ^c   Andersson, Gillian ^c   Guilfoyle, John ^c   Baker, Lynn ^c   Seshia, Molly ^c   Depew, Noella ^c   Vogel, Ellen ^c   Lavergne, Noelie ^c   more..

^a Misericordia Health Centre   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; WEANING;

EID: 0034068496     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404254     Document Type: Article

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