Academic Pediatrics
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 14-20 , January 2010

A Randomized Controlled Community-Based Trial to Improve Breastfeeding Rates Among Urban Low-Income Mothers

Received 15 December 2008 ,Accepted 19 July 2009.

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PII: S1876-2859(09)00206-X

doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2009.07.005

Academic Pediatrics
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 14-20 , January 2010

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