Why WIC Women Stop Breastfeeding? Analysis of Maternal Characteristics and Time to Cessation

Sandi Tenfelde; Ruth Zielinski; Rebecca L. Heidarisafa

doi:10.1177/1941406413492820

Why WIC Women Stop Breastfeeding? Analysis of Maternal Characteristics and Time to Cessation

Sandi Tenfelde, Ruth Zielinski, Rebecca L. Heidarisafa

Loyola University Chicago

Western Michigan University

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Original language	American English
Journal	ICAN: Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition
Volume	5
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1941406413492820
State	Published - Aug 1 2013

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Nursing
Medicine and Health Sciences
Pediatrics
Critical Care

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