Description of breastfeeding practices among poorer sections in Calcutta Metropolitan Area and its impact on postpartum infecundity

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 203-219

  Dihidar, S ^a   Bhattacharya, B N ^a   Mukherjee, K L ^b  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Calcutta Metropol Devmt Authority   (India)

Author keywords

Colostrum; Exclusive breastfeeding; Hazards model; Postpartum amenorrhoea

Indexed keywords

AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PUERPERIUM; TIME;

AMENORRHEA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; POVERTY AREAS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036719395     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136749350200600301     Document Type: Review

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