Breastfeeding and weaning practices in rural communities of Kelantan

Malaysian Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 148-154

  Ahmad, Zulkjfli ^a   Kyi, Daw Win ^a   Isa, Abdul Rahman ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFANT; KELANTAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILK; MOTHER; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; RICE; RURAL POPULATION; WEANING; WHEAT;

EID: 33845888661     PISSN: 1394035X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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