Breast-feeding counselling and its effect on the prevalence of exclusive breast-feeding

Journal of Health Population and Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 312-316

  Haque, M Fazlul ^a   Hussain, M ^a   Sarkar, A K ^a   Hoque, M M ^a   Anjuman Ara, Fakir ^b   Sultana, S ^c  

^a DHAKA SHISHU HOSPITAL   (Bangladesh)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^c BANGLADESH RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Breast feeding; Counselling; Impact studies; Interventions; Prospective studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOSTRUM; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNITY WARD; NEWBORN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; BREAST FEEDING; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MOTHERS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036950605     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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