Increases in breastfeeding in Latin America and the Caribbean: An analysis of equity

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 257-265

  Lutter, Chessa K ^a   Chaparro, Camila M ^b   Grummer Strawn, Laurence M ^c  

^a PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^b FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Caribbean; equity; Latin America

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CENTRAL AMERICA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CARIBBEAN REGION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LATIN AMERICA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955440678     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czq046     Document Type: Article

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