Availability of lactation counseling services influences breastfeeding among infants admitted to neonatal intensive care units

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 410-415

  Castrucci, Brian C ^a,c   Hoover, Kathleen L ^b   Lim, Suet ^b   Maus, Katherine C ^b  

^a TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^b PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Infants; Lactation support; Neonatal intensive care unit; Prevention research; Urban

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LACTATION; LACTATION CONSULTANT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE;

EID: 34248233682     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-21.5.410     Document Type: Article

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