A controlled study on Baby-Friendly communities in Italy: Methods and baseline data

Breastfeeding Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 198-204

  MacAluso, Anna ^a   Bettinelli, Maria Enrica ^b   Chapin, Elise M ^c   Córdova Do Espírito Santo, Lílian ^d   Mascheroni, Rita ^b   Murante, Anna Maria ^e   Montico, Marcella ^a   Cattaneo, Adriano ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^b Local Health Authority   (Italy)

^c Italian National Olympic Committee   (Italy)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^e SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BABY FRIENDLY COMMUNITY INITIATIVE; BREAST FEEDING; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ITALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BREAST FEEDING; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 84876154888     PISSN: 15568253     EISSN: 15568342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2012.0130     Document Type: Article

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