Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding and its determinants in first 6 months of life: A prospective study

Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Chudasama, Rajesh K ^a   Amin, Chikitsa D ^a   Parikh, Yogesh N ^a  

^a PDU Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Exclusive breastfeeding; Maternal child health services; Prevalence; Prospective study

Indexed keywords

EID: 69649101324     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09725997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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