Policy and public health recommendations to promote the initiation and duration of breast-feeding in developed country settings

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 137-144

  Dyson, Lisa ^a   Renfrew, Mary J ^a   McFadden, Alison ^a   McCormick, Felicia ^a   Herbert, Gill ^b   Thomas, James ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b Gill Herbert Consultancy and Development Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Health promotion; Public health; Public policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS;

BREAST FEEDING; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 75149113080     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S136898000999067X     Document Type: Article

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