Length of maternity leave and health of mother and child - A review

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 202-209

  Staehelin, Katharina ^a   Bertea, Paola Coda ^a   Stutz, Elisabeth Zemp ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Child health; Maternal health; Maternity leave; Review; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 34548064055     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-007-5122-1     Document Type: Review

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