"Be positive as well as realistic": A qualitative description analysis of information gaps experienced by breastfeeding mothers

International Breastfeeding Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Dietrich Leurer, Marie ^a   Misskey, Eunice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b REGINA QU APPELLE HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Advice; Breastfeeding; Gap; Information; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924915591     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13006-015-0036-7     Document Type: Article

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