Breastfeeding practices in a public health field practice area in Sri Lanka: A survival analysis

International Breastfeeding Journal

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Agampodi, Suneth B ^a   Agampodi, Thilini C ^a   Piyaseeli, Udage Kankanamge D ^b  

^a MOH Office   (Sri Lanka)

^b National Institute of Health Sciences   (Sri Lanka)

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EID: 36549027901     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4358-2-13     Document Type: Article

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