Working mothers, breastfeeding, and the law

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 217-223

  Murtagh, Lindsey ^a   Moulton, Anthony D ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

BREAST FEEDING; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN, WORKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 78751512079     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.185280     Document Type: Article

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