Continuation of breastfeeding: Is this a problem in southeast Iran?

Breastfeeding Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 97-100

  Rakhshani, F ^a   Mohammadi, M ^a  

^a ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFANT; IRAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LOG RANK TEST; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SAMPLING; URBAN AREA; WORK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; RISK; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; TIME; URBAN POPULATION; WEANING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH INTERVALS; BIRTH ORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRAN; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RURAL POPULATION; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; WEANING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649933227     PISSN: 15568253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2007.0038     Document Type: Article

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