Breastfeeding duration, costs, and benefits of a support program for low-income breastfeeding women

Birth

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 95-100

  Pugh, Linda C ^a   Milligan, Renee A ^b,c   Frick, Kevin D ^d   Spatz, Diane ^e   Bronner, Yvonne ^f  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BREAST FEEDING; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL WELFARE; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; PEER GROUP; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036094461     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-536X.2002.00169.x     Document Type: Article

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