Understanding gains in breastfeeding rates. Promising policies and programs

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 101-103

  Jacknowitz, Alison ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EDITORIAL; EMPLOYER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LAW; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORKPLACE;

BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTNATAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744779373     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2006.03.002     Document Type: Editorial

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