Physicians as mothers: Breastfeeding practices of physician-mothers in Newfoundland and Labrador

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 886-891

  Duke, Pauline S ^a   Parsons, Wanda L ^a   Snow, Pamela A ^a   Edwards, Alison C ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOTHER; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN INCOME; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34547407794     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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