Breastfeeding trends and updated national health objectives for exclusive breastfeeding - United States, birth years 2000-2004

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 56, Issue 30, 2007, Pages 760-763

  Scanlon, K S ^a   Grummer Strawn, L ^a   Shealy, K R ^a   Jefferds, M E ^a   Chen, J ^a   Singleton, J A ^b   Philip, C M ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^c CDC ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547684257     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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