Global baby-friendly hospital initiative monitoring data: Update and discussion

Breastfeeding Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 210-222

  Labbok, Miriam H ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; HOSPITAL CARE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MATERNAL WELFARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84864710365     PISSN: 15568253     EISSN: 15568342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2012.0066     Document Type: Article

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