Defining exclusive breastfeeding in Australia

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 174-180

  Binns, Colin W ^a   Fraser, Michelle L ^a   Lee, Andy H ^a   Scott, Jane ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Breastfeeding; Definitions; Exclusive; Review

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENTAL RECALL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 65349167945     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01478.x     Document Type: Review

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