Protection, promotion, and support and global trends in breastfeeding

Advances in Nutrition

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 213-219

  Lutter, Chessa K ^a   Morrow, Ardythe L ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ASIA; BREAST FEEDING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAST; POSTNATAL CARE; REVIEW; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; STATISTICS; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; ASIA; BREAST FEEDING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; MIDDLE EAST; POSTNATAL CARE; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84882947998     PISSN: 21618313     EISSN: 21565376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/an.112.003111     Document Type: Review

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