Exclusive breastfeeding in Vietnam: An attainable goal

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1066-1069

  Almroth, Stina ^a,e   Arts, Maaike ^b   Quang, Nguyen Dinh ^b   Hoa, Pham Thi Thuy ^c   Williams, Carol ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (Viet Nam)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Exclusive breastfeeding; HIV AIDS; Infant feeding; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; BREAST MILK; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; VIET NAM; ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER; MOTIVATION; NEWBORN; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; GOALS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHERS; VIETNAM; WATER;

EID: 63849254082     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00844.x     Document Type: Article

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