Infant formula preparation by rural and semi-rural women in South Africa

Food Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-130

  Dorosko, Stephanie ^a   Rollins, Nigel ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AFRICA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; HIV; Infant formula; Mother to child transmission; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFANT FEEDING;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0037880604     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9192(02)00072-6     Document Type: Article

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