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Young adults’ perceptions of breastfeeding in public: a focus group study

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|Oct 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2020-0023 | Journal eISSN: 2544-8994 | Journal ISSN: 2097-5368
Language: English
Page range: 217 - 226
Submitted on: Sep 12, 2019
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Accepted on: Nov 22, 2019
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Published on: Oct 2, 2020
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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