Trends in US hospital distribution of industry-sponsored infant formula sample packs

Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 702-705

  Sadacharan, Radha ^a   Grossman, Xena ^a   Sanchez, Emily ^a   Merewood, Anne ^b  

^a Breastfeeding Center   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Hospital policy; Infant feeding; Infant formula; Samples

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPER; HOSPITAL CARE; MATERNAL CARE; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053483389     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-0983     Document Type: Article

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