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Perceptions and Practices of Infant Feeding among African American Women

Tara F. DeubelDepartment of Anthropology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FLUSACorrespondence[email protected]
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Elizabeth M. MillerDepartment of Anthropology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FLUSAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-5046-380XView further author information
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Ivonne HernandezCollege of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FLUSAView further author information
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Micah BoyerDepartment of Anthropology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FLUSAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2825-3726View further author information
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Adetola Louis-JacquesDivision of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, TampaFLUSAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2119-9739View further author information
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Pages 301-316 | Published online: 29 Apr 2019

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Adetola F. Louis-Jacques, Tara F. Deubel, Shanda Vereen, Ivonne Hernandez, Melina Taylor, Elizabeth M. Miller & Ronée Wilson. (2022) Doula Perspectives on Lactation Education and Breastfeeding Support for Diverse, Low-income Women: A Field Report. Ecology of Food and Nutrition 61:5, pages 638-648.
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