A 5-Year Follow-up Study of Hospital Breastfeeding Policies in the Philadelphia Area: A Comparison With the Ten Steps

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 144-154

  Kovach, Andrea Crivelli ^a  

^a ARCADIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

baby friendly hospital initiative; breastfeeding; breastfeeding assessment; hospital policy; Ten Steps

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; UNITED STATES;

BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PHILADELPHIA; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 0036561923     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089033440201800206     Document Type: Article

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