Definitions of breastfeeding: Call for the development and use of consistent definitions in research and peer-reviewed literature

Breastfeeding Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 397-402

  Labbok, Miriam H ^a   Starling, Ali ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; BREAST MILK; COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING; EXCLUSIVE BREAST FEEDING; FULL BREAST FEEDING; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOMENCLATURE; PEER REVIEW; PREDOMINANT BREAST FEEDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BIBLIOMETRICS; BREAST FEEDING; HUMANS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84871014024     PISSN: 15568253     EISSN: 15568342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2012.9975     Document Type: Article

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