Health benefits of selected global breastfeeding recommendations among children 0-6 months in Nigeria

Nutrition and Health

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-59

  Torimiro, S E A ^a   Onayade, A A ^a,c   Olumese, I ^c   Makanjuola, R O A ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Common childhood illness; Global breastfeeding recommendations; Infants 0 6 months; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HEALTH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLOSTRUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEEDING APPARATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NIGERIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 10444232626     PISSN: 02601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026010600401800105     Document Type: Review

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