Current status of breast-feeding in Alexandria governorate: A community-based study

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 511-518

  Kamel, Nahed Mohamed ^a   Ibrahim, Afaf Gaber ^a   Aref, Soha Rashed ^a   Ziyo, Fatma Youssef ^b  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Department of Community Health   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

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EID: 0345811144     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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