Continued barriers for breast-feeding in public and the workplace

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 148, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Raju, Tonse N K ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; JOB PERFORMANCE; LAW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33646836286     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.12.034     Document Type: Note

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