Cost of individual peer counselling for the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Chola, Lumbwe ^a,b   Nkonki, Lungiswa ^b,c   Kankasa, Chipepo ^d   Nankunda, Jolly ^b,e   Tumwine, James ^e   Tylleskar, Thorkild ^b   Robberstad, Bjarne ^b  

^a Central Statistical Office   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^e MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; PEER COUNSELING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUERPERIUM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UGANDA;

EID: 79959677526     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14787547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-7547-9-11     Document Type: Article

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