Optimal duration of exclusive breast feeding in low income countries

British Medical Journal

Volumn 325, Issue 7375, 2002, Pages 1252-1253

  Black, Robert E ^a   Victora, Cesar G ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0037202705     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.325.7375.1252     Document Type: Editorial

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