WIC's promotion of infant formula in the United States

International Breastfeeding Journal

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Kent, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 33846845249     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4358-1-8     Document Type: Article

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