A method for the evaluation of primary health care units' practice in the promotion, protection, and support of breastfeeding: Results from the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 365-373

  de Oliveira, Maria Inês Couto ^a,d   Camacho, Luiz Antonio Bastos ^b   Tedstone, Alison E ^c  

^a University of State of Rio de Janeiro   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Evaluation method; Exclusive breastfeeding; Personal satisfaction; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548855828     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334403258138     Document Type: Article

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