Exclusive breastfeeding and nutritional status in Bangladesh

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 471-475

  Giashuddin, M S ^a   Kabir, M ^b   Rahman, A ^a   Hannan, M A ^a  

^a Institute of Child and Mother Health Dhaka bd   (Bangladesh)

^b JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Child nutrition; Exclusive breastfeeding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; SOCIOECONOMICS; WEANING;

EID: 0038267180     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02723136     Document Type: Article

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