Randomised controlled trial of support from volunteer counsellors for mothers considering breast feeding

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7430, 2004, Pages 26-29

  Graffy, Jonathan ^a,d   Taylor, Jane ^b   Williams, Anthony ^c   Eldridge, Sandra ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Statham Grove Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTNATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; COUNSELING; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; POSTNATAL CARE; PROGNOSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0347319079     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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