Protection, promotion and support of breast-feeding in Europe: Current situation

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-46

  Cattaneo, Adriano ^a   Yngve, Agneta ^b   Koletzko, Berthold ^c   Guzman, Luis Ruiz ^d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Europe

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD NUTRITION; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; LAW; MOTHER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MOTHERS; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 13544260524     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2005660     Document Type: Article

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