Breastfeeding in Malaysia: Results of the Third National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS III) 2006

Malaysian Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 195-206

  Fatimah, S ^a   Siti Saadiah, H N ^a   Tahir, A ^a   Hussain Imam, M I ^b   Ahmad Faudzi, Y ^c  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

^c INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Malaysia; NHMS III; Prevalance

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049498578     PISSN: 1394035X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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