How Can Global Rates of Exclusive Breastfeeding for the First 6 Months Be Enhanced?

Infant, Child, and Adolescent Nutrition

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 133-140

  Gupta, Arun ^a   Dadhich, J P ^a   Suri, Shoba ^a  

^a Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India BPNI   (India)

Author keywords

child survival; complementary feeding; exclusive breastfeeding; infant mortality; initiation of breastfeeding; optimal feeding; under 5 mortality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877600605     PISSN: 19414064     EISSN: 19414072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941406413480389     Document Type: Article

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