Breastfeeding and complementary feeding as a public health intervention for child survival in India

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 413-418

  Gupta, Arun ^a   Dadhich, J P ^b   Faridi, M M A ^c  

^a South Asia Institute   (India)

^b Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India BPNI   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Child survival; Complementary feeding; India; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEATH; CHILD NUTRITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDIA; MALNUTRITION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SURVIVAL; ARTICLE; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT NUTRITION; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; NUTRITION POLICY;

EID: 77955947929     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-010-0049-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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