Determinants of breastfeeding initiation among mothers in Kuwait

International Breastfeeding Journal

Volumn 5, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Dashti, Manal ^a   Scott, Jane A ^b   Edwards, Christine A ^a   Al Sughayer, Mona ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

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EID: 77955488712     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4358-5-7     Document Type: Article

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