Usefulness of an assessment score to predict early stopping of exclusive breast-feeding

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 329-330

  Gianni M L ^a   Vegni, C ^a   Ferraris, G ^a   Mosca, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MOTHERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33645277120     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000214166.68069.98     Document Type: Article

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