Breastfeeding in the Military: Part I. Information and Resources Provided to Service Women

Military Medicine

Volumn 168, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 807-812

  Bell, Michael R ^a   Ritchie, Elspeth Cameron ^b  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Off Assistant Sec Def Hlth Aff   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREAST FEEDING; CANCER; CHILD NUTRITION; CROHN DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MILITARY MEDICINE; OTITIS MEDIA; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0142183739     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/168.10.807     Document Type: Article

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