Public policy and breast-feeding: A straightforward and significant solution

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 381-383

  Heymann, Jody ^a   Kramer, Michael S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Infant welfare; Maternal welfare

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; CANADA; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY LEAVE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT WELFARE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL MARKETING;

BREAST FEEDING; CANADA; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL WELFARE; PARENTAL LEAVE; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 73449087629     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405275     Document Type: Review

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