Breastfeeding across geographical areas in an Italian sample of infants

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 44-51

  Giovannini, Marcello ^a,b   Riva, E ^a   Banderali, G ^a   Salvioni, M ^a   Radaelli, G ^a   Agostoni, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Exclusive breastfeeding; Formula milk; WHO ten steps

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; DELIVERY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PLANNING; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 27744605173     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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