"The way to break the taboo is to do the taboo thing" breastfeeding in public and citizen-activism in the UK

Health and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 430-437

  Boyer, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding in public; Care work; Care work activism; Lactation advocacy; Lactivism

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; INFANT FEEDING; LACTATION;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO BREAST FEEDING; AWARENESS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LACTATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79952486526     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.06.013     Document Type: Article

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