Social theory and infant feeding

International Breastfeeding Journal

Volumn 6, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Amir, Lisa H ^a,b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 79958767922     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4358-6-7     Document Type: Editorial

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