Breastfeeding at NICU discharge: A multicenter italian study

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 374-380

  Davanzo, Riccardo ^a   Monasta, Lorenzo ^a   Ronfani, Luca ^a   Brovedani, Pierpaolo ^a   Demarini, Sergio ^a  

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

Author keywords

breastfeeding; human milk; Italy; low birth weight infants; neonatal intensive care unit; premature infants

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ITALY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; BREASTFEEDING; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANTS; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PREMATURE INFANTS; STATISTICS;

BREAST FEEDING; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT DISCHARGE;

BREASTFEEDING; HUMAN MILK; ITALY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANTS; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PREMATURE INFANTS;

EID: 84880352771     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334412451055     Document Type: Article

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