Where and how breastfeeding promotion initiatives should focus its attention a study from rural Wardha

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 226-229

  Dongre, A R ^a   Deshmukh, Pradeep R ^b   Rawool, A P ^b   Garg, B S ^b  

^a Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College ^*  (India)

^b MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; health education; IMNCI

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955337789     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.66865     Document Type: Article

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