Are pediatric offices "supportive" of breastfeeding? Discrepancies between mothers' and healthcare professionals' reports

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 417-430

  Dillaway, Heather E ^a   Douma, Mari E ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; INFANT NUTRITION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 2942718588     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992280404300502     Document Type: Review

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