Breastfeeding: A human rights issue

Development (Basingstoke)

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 93-98

  Kent, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Democracy; Infants; Motherhood; Nutrition; Women's rights

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING; HUMAN RIGHTS; NUTRITION; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 0034975836     PISSN: 10116370     EISSN: 02122448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.development.1110244     Document Type: Article

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