Calls to an inner-city hospital breastfeeding telephone support line

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-58

  Chamberlain, Laura Beth ^a   Merewood, Anne ^b   Malone, Kirsten L ^a   Cimo, Sabrina ^a   Philipp, Barbara L ^b  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast pump; Breastfeeding; Inner city; Telephone support line

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LACTATION; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MILK PRODUCTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOTLINES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 13844312666     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334404272512     Document Type: Article

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