Combining employment and breastfeeding: Utilizing a work-family conflict framework to understand obstacles and solutions

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-51

  Cardenas, Rebekah A ^a   Major, Debra A ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Family friendly interventions; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 24044445536     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-005-6982-0     Document Type: Article

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