Expanding Breastfeeding Promotion and Support in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 115-124

  Walker, Marsha ^a  

^a National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy   (United States)

Author keywords

breastfeeding support; infant feeding; Infants and Children (WIC); policy; regulatory change; Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CATERING SERVICE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036561106     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089033440201800202     Document Type: Article

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