Feeding practices of mothers during childhood diarrhoea in rural area of Nigeria

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 684-689

  Jinadu, M K ^a   Odebiyi, O ^a   Fayewonyom, B A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Feeding practices; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIARRHEA; FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; RICE; RURAL AREA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0029908411     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.1996.tb00096.x     Document Type: Article

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