Why we don't breastfeed our children and what we should do about it

Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-60

  Stewart Knox, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Breastfeeding; Health promotion; Infant feeding; Social exclusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873507774     PISSN: 14719827     EISSN: 14673010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nbu.12008     Document Type: Article

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