Of care and commodities: Breast milk and the new politics of mobile biosubstances

Progress in Human Geography

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-20

  Boyer, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biosubstances; Breast milk; Geographies of care; Infant feeding choices; Work life balance

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; INFANT FEEDING; LACTATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75749099279     PISSN: 03091325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309132509105003     Document Type: Article

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