Promoting breastfeeding through health education at the time of immunizations: A randomized trial from Guinea Bissau

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 741-747

  Jakobsen, M S ^a,b   Sodemann, M ^a,b   Molbak K ^a,b   Alvarenga, I ^a   Aaby, P ^a,b  

^a Projecto de Saude de Bandim ^*  (Denmark)

^b DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding promotion; Epidemiology; Guinea Bissau; Intervention study; WHO recommendations

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEANING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUINEA-BISSAU; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBURBAN HEALTH SERVICES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0032813975     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035259950169026     Document Type: Article

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