Breastfeeding initiation and duration in Lebanon: Are the hospitals "mother friendly"?

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-59

  Batal, Malek ^a   Boulghaurjian, Choghik ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LEBANON; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 16844371952     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2004.09.004     Document Type: Article

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