Strategies to support breastfeeding: A review

International Nursing Review

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 474-481

  Demirtas, B ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding Support Strategies; Health Professionals; Maternity; Midwife; Nurse

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

BREAST FEEDING; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHERS;

EID: 84868692872     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2012.01017.x     Document Type: Review

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