Breastfeeding in Iran: Prevalence, duration and current recommendations

International Breastfeeding Journal

Volumn 4, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Olang, Beheshteh ^a,b   Farivar, Khalil ^c   Heidarzadeh, Abtin ^d   Strandvik, Birgitta ^a,e   Yngve, Agneta ^a,f  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

^d GUILAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^f OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

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EID: 69849096156     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4358-4-8     Document Type: Article

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