Awareness and reported violations of the WHO International Code and Pakistan's national breastfeeding legislation; a descriptive cross-sectional survey

International Breastfeeding Journal

Volumn 3, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Salasibew, Mihretab ^a   Kiani, Ayyaz ^b   Faragher, Brian ^a   Garner, Paul ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Network for Consumer Protection   (Pakistan)

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EID: 55649115531     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4358-3-24     Document Type: Article

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