Ecology of Breastfeeding in the United States: An Applied Perspective

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 221-228

  Quandt, Sara A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0038245366     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1998)10:2<221::aid-ajhb7>3.0.co;2-n     Document Type: Article

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