Prelacteal feeding practices and associated factors among mothers of children aged less than 24 months in Raya Kobo district, North Eastern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

International Breastfeeding Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Legesse, Misgan ^a   Demena, Melake ^b   Mesfin, Firehiwot ^b   Haile, Demewoz ^c  

^a SAMARA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c MADDA WALABU UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Children aged less than 24 months; Ethiopia; Prelacteal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928654818     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13006-014-0025-2     Document Type: Article

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