State and regional variation in regulations related to feeding infants in child care

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Benjamin, Sara E ^a,f   Taveras, Elsie M ^a,b   Cradock, Angie L ^c   Walker, Elizabeth M ^d   Slining, Meghan M ^e   Gillman, Matthew W ^a,c  

^a HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d NEMOURS CHILDREN S CLINIC   (United States)

^e IL   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Child care; Infant feeding; Nutrition; Policies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MILK; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649589540     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-3668     Document Type: Article

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