Effective community-based interventions to improve exclusive breast feeding at four to six months in low- and low-middle-income countries: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials

Midwifery

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 497-502

  Hall, Jennifer ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Community based intervention; Developing countries; Exclusive breast feeding; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POSTNATAL CARE; POVERTY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

BREAST FEEDING; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; POSTNATAL CARE; POVERTY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79960350150     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2010.03.011     Document Type: Article

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