Breastfeeding practices in Colorado businesses

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 170-177

  Flaschar, Barrett ^a   Zavela, Kathleen J ^b   Cline, Alana D ^b   Cost, Patricia A ^b  

^a Boulder County Public Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefits; Breastfeeding; Breastfeeding support; Businesses; Employer; Incentives; Policies; Work site

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COST CONTROL; EMPLOYER; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; TAX; UNITED STATES; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; COLORADO; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTHERS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; WOMEN, WORKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 3242806076     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334404263739     Document Type: Article

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