The economic impact of breastfeeding

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 253-262

  Ball, Thomas M ^a,c   Bennett, David M ^b  

^a Steele Memorial Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD HEALTH; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFANT FEEDING; MATERNAL WELFARE; REVIEW;

EID: 0035123081     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-3955(05)70298-4     Document Type: Article

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