Termination of breastfeeding after 12 months of age due to a new pregnancy and other causes is associated with increased mortality in Guinea-Bissau

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 92-96

  Jakobsen, Marianne Skytte ^a,b   Sodemann, M ^a,b   Molbak K ^a,b   Alvarenga, I J ^a   Nielsen, J ^a,b   Aaby, P ^a,b  

^a Projecto de Saude Bandim ^*  (Guinea-Bissau)

^b DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Child mortality; Developing countries; Guinea Bissau; Prolonged breastfeeding; Weaning

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; WEANING;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GUINEA-BISSAU; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIBLING; SURVIVAL; WEANING;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GUINEA-BISSAU; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PARITY; WEANING;

GUINEA-BISSAU;

EID: 0037320573     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyg006     Document Type: Article

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