The impact of breastfeeding: Translating recent evidence for practice

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 757-760

  Smithers, Lisa ^a   McIntyre, Ellen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Health promotion; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LITERATURE; NEWBORN; PUBLIC HEALTH;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTELLIGENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 78650254883     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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