Determinants of the introduction of prelacteal feeds in rural Nepal: A cross-sectional community-based study

Breastfeeding Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 336-339

  Khanal, Vishnu ^a   Sauer, Kay ^a,b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUGAR;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD NUTRITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HONEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LETTER; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER; NEPAL; NEWBORN; PRELACTEAL FEED; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SUGARCANE;

BREAST FEEDING; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEPAL; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84878288413     PISSN: 15568253     EISSN: 15568342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2012.0115     Document Type: Letter

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