Measurement of breastfeeding initiation: Ethiopian mothers' perception about survey questions assessing early initiation of breastfeeding

International Breastfeeding Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Salasibew, Mihretab M ^a   Filteau, Suzanne ^a   Marchant, Tanya ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Breastfeeding; Early initiation; Essential interventions; Infant feeding; Saving newborn lives

Indexed keywords

EID: 84910046027     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4358-9-13     Document Type: Article

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