Effects of antenatal care and institutional delivery on exclusive breastfeeding practice in northwest Ethiopia: A nested case-control study

International Breastfeeding Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Biks, Gashaw Andargie ^a   Tariku, Amare ^a   Tessema, Gizachew Assefa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Ethiopia; Exclusive breastfeeding; Institutional delivery; Nested case control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947814261     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13006-015-0055-4     Document Type: Article

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