Why invest, and what it will take to improve breastfeeding practices?

Nigel Rollins; Nita Bhandari; Nemat Hajeebhoy; Susan Horton; Chessa Lutter; José Carlos Martines; Ellen Piwoz; Linda Richter; César G. Victora

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(15)01044-2

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BreastfeedingPsychological interventionInvestment (military)BusinessBreast feedingEconomic growthMedicineNursingEnvironmental healthPublic economicsPoliticsEconomicsPolitical sciencePediatrics

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Year: 2016
Type: review
Volume: 387
Issue: 10017
Pages: 491-504
Citations: 2769
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