Implementing and revitalizing the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Saadeh, Randa ^a   Casanovas, Carmen ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Baby friendly Hospital Initiative; Breastfeeding; Global strategy for infant and young child feeding; HIV AIDS; International code of marketing of Breast milk substitutes; Mother friendly care

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INFANT FEEDING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 68949098338     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265090302s206     Document Type: Article

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