Erratum: Impact of early infant feeding practices on mortality in low birth weight infants from rural Ghana (Journal of Perinatology (2008) vol. 28 (438-444) 10.1038/jp.2008.19);Impact of early infant feeding practices on mortality in low birth weight infants from rural Ghana

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 438-444

  Edmond, K M ^a,b   Kirkwood, B R ^a   Tawiah, C A ^c   Agyei, S O ^a,c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^c Kintampo Health Research Centre   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EARLY INTERVENTION; FLUID INTAKE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GHANA; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL AREA;

EID: 44649143474     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2008.142     Document Type: Erratum

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