Increasing Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates in the Well-Baby Population: An Evidence-Based Change Project

Nursing for Women's Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 460-470

  Davis, Susan Kinney ^a   Stichler, Jaynelle F ^a   Poeltler, Debra M ^a  

^a SHARP HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Evidence based practice; Exclusive breastfeeding; Postpartum

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871449642     PISSN: 17514851     EISSN: 1751486X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-486X.2012.01774.x     Document Type: Article

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