Review: Toward a Clarification of the Concept of Mastitis as Used in Empirical Studies of Breast Inflammation During Lactation

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-59

  Kvist, Linda J ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

breastfeeding; concept clarification; lactation; mastitis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST MILK; CLASSIFICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MASTITIS; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; SECRETION;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BREAST DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MASTITIS; MILK, HUMAN;

EID: 77649240388     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334409349806     Document Type: Review

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