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“Why Aren't You Breastfeeding?”: How Mothers Living With HIV Talk About Infant Feeding in a “Breast Is Best” World

Saara GreeneSchool of Social Work, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Allyson IonSchool of Social Work, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Dawn ElstonSchool of Social Work, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Gladys KwarambaSchool of Social Work, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Stephanie SmithSchool of Social Work, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Adriana CarvalhalDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Toronto; and Medical Psychiatry, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Mona LoutfyWomen's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital; and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Pages 883-901 | Received 17 Nov 2012, Accepted 24 Jan 2014, Published online: 26 Mar 2014

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