Breastfeeding, Bonding, and the Mother-infant Relationship

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 495-517

  Else Quest, Nicole M ^a   Hyde, Janet Shibley ^a   Clark, Roseanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 0142135977     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.2003.0020     Document Type: Article

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