A review of "the national breastfeeding policy in Nigeria: The working mother and the law"

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 555-560

  Covington, Chandice Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFANT WELFARE; LEGAL ASPECT; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED NATIONS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; WORKPLACE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL WELFARE; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; NIGERIA; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED NATIONS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; WOMEN, WORKING; WORKPLACE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 23944504311     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330591004872     Document Type: Review

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