Policy and pragmatism in breast feeding

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 909-910

  Forsyth, James Stewart ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD NUTRITION; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGE FACTORS; BREAST FEEDING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN;

EID: 80052864444     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2011.215376     Document Type: Review

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