US National Breastfeeding Monitoring and Surveillance: Current status and recommendations

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-150

  Chapman, Donna J ^a   Pérez Escamilla, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Breastfeeding; Health disparities; Lactation; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; DATA ANALYSIS; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; MONITORING; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; BREAST FEEDING; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MINORITY GROUPS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65549152831     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334409332437     Document Type: Article

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