Maternal perceptions of partner support during breastfeeding

International Breastfeeding Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Mannion, Cynthia A ^a   Hobbs, Amy J ^a   McDonald, Sheila W ^b   Tough, Suzanne C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Child Development Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Partner; Perceived support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877834386     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4358-8-4     Document Type: Article

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