Breastfeeding support in child care: An international comparison of findings from Australia and the United States

Breastfeeding Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 163-166

  Cameron, Barbara ^a   Javanparast, Sara ^b   Labbok, Miriam ^a   Scheckter, Rachel ^a   McIntyre, Ellen ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CHILD CARE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863911491     PISSN: 15568253     EISSN: 15568342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2011.0032     Document Type: Article

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