Breast feeding practices and newborn care in rural areas: A descriptive cross-sectional study

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 243-246

  Madhu, K ^a   Chowdary, Sriram ^b   Masthi, Ramesh ^b  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^b KEMPEGOWDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Duration; Initiation; Rural areas

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849108618     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.55292     Document Type: Article

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