Distribution of industry-sponsored diaper bags from maternity facilities in Massachusetts

Breastfeeding Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 255-260

  Philipp, Barbara L ^a   Frank, Deborah A ^a   Humphreys, Robin J ^b   Jean Marie, Sheina ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MATERNITY WARD; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; BREAST FEEDING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MASSACHUSETTS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 37249015896     PISSN: 15568253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2007.0016     Document Type: Letter

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