Contraceptive considerations for breastfeeding women within Jewish law

International Breastfeeding Journal

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Chertok, Ilana R ^a,b   Zimmerman, Deena R ^c,d  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c TEREM Immediate Medical Services   (Israel)

^d Nishmat: The Jerusalem Center   (Israel)

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EID: 34248342658     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4358-2-1     Document Type: Review

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