Interventions in primary care to promote breastfeeding: An evidence review for the U.S. preventive services task force

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 149, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 565-582

  Chung, Mei ^a   Raman, Gowri ^a   Trikalinos, Thomas ^a   Lau, Joseph ^a   Ip, Stanley ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; HEALTH PROMOTION; MATERNAL WELFARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUPPORT GROUP; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BREAST FEEDING; COUNSELING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TIME;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BREAST FEEDING; COUNSELING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54549083443     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00009     Document Type: Review

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