Markets, breastfeeding and trade in mothers' milk

International Breastfeeding Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Smith, Julie P ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast feeding economics; Child health; Cost of illness; Cost benefit analysis; Formula feeding; Health priorities; Health promotion economics; Infant formula; Infant mortality; Maternal employment; Maternity leave; National health programs economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928105661     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13006-015-0034-9     Document Type: Note

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