Government funded breastfeeding peer support projects: Implications for practice

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-31

  Dykes, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Evaluation; Government; Health promotion; Peer support; Social exclusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; COMMUNITY; EVALUATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPORT GROUP; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PEER GROUP; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 28244462029     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2004.00006.x     Document Type: Article

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