Lactation counseling increases exclusive breast-feeding rates in Ghana

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 135, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1691-1695

  Aidam, Bridget A ^a   Pérez Escamilla, Rafael ^a   Lartey, Anna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Exclusive breast; Feeding; Ghana; Hawthorne effect; Lactation counseling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GHANA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENT COUNSELING; PRENATAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 22144431901     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.7.1691     Document Type: Conference Paper

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