Demographic effects of breastfeeding: Fertility, mortality, and population growth

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 349-361

  Menken, Jane ^a,b   Kuhn, Randall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 6244268735     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482659601700414     Document Type: Article

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