Breastfeeding: Biocultural PerspectivesPatricia Stuart Macadam, Katherine A. Dettwyler |
Contents
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Breastfeeding in Prehistory | 75 |
Sociocultural Aspects of the Lactation Process | 127 |
Breastfeeding and InfantParent CoSleeping | 265 |
Breastfeeding Fertility and Maternal Condition | 305 |
Breast Cancer Reproductive Biology | 347 |
Commentary | 385 |
Commentary | 395 |
Commentary | 405 |
Biographical Sketches of Contributors | 419 |
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Breastfeeding: Biocultural Perspectives Patricia Stuart-Macadam,Katherine A. Dettwyler No preview available - 1995 |
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