Weaning practices of the Makushi of Guyana and their relationship to infant and child mortality: A Preliminary assessment of international recommendations

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 312-324

  Wilson, Warren ^a   Milner, Jillian ^a   Bulkan, Janette ^b   Ehlers, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD WELFARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENERGY RESOURCE; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GUYANA; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MENTAL STRESS; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOUTH AMERICA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STUDENT T TEST; SURVIVAL; WEANING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GUYANA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; WEANING;

EID: 33646897973     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20500     Document Type: Article

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