Racial and ethnic differences in breastfeeding initiation and duration, by state - National immunization survey, United States, 2004-2008

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 327-334

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ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; NEGRO; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BREAST FEEDING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950001166     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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