Infant feeding practices among HIV infected women receiving prevention of mother-to-child transmission services at Kitale District Hospital, Kenya

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 156-161

  Bii, S C ^a   Otieno Nyunya, B ^b   Siika, A ^b   Rotich, J K ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^b MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

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EID: 48849103338     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v85i4.9639     Document Type: Article

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