Nursing Outlook
Volume 55, Issue 5 , Pages 257-263 , September 2007

The integration of the use of human milk and breastfeeding in baccalaureate nursing curricula

  • Diane L. Spatz, PhD, RNC

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr. Diane L. Spatz, University of Pennsylvania/The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia School of Nursing, 420 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096.
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  • Linda C. Pugh, PhD, RNC, FAAN
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  • The American Academy of Nursing Expert Panel on Breastfeeding

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Nursing Outlook
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