Who pays for the health benefits of exclusive breastfeeding? An analysis of maternal time costs

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 547-555

  Smith, J P ^a   Forrester, Robert ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

breastfeeding; breastfeeding economics; costs and cost analysis; evolution; gender equity; maternal employment; time factors

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MILK; AUSTRALIA; BABY FOOD; BREAST FEEDING; COST; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTHER; NEWBORN; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME;

AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84885456686     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334413495450     Document Type: Article

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