Breastfeeding: A bridge to addressing disparities in obesity and health

Breastfeeding Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 354-357

  Ramos, Diana E ^a  

^a Los Angeles County Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; FOLIC ACID; LEPTIN;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTRACEPTION; DELIVERY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ETHNICITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DISEASE; HORMONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; INFANT DISEASE; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL OBESITY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OBESITY; PERINATAL CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POVERTY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867038699     PISSN: 15568253     EISSN: 15568342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2012.0076     Document Type: Article

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