Effect of timely initiation of breastfeeding on child health in Ghana

Health Economics Review

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Fosu Brefo, Rita ^a   Arthur, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Child health; Exclusive breastfeeding; Timely Breastfeeding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLE ANALYSIS; MATERNAL AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84971350786     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21911991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13561-015-0044-8     Document Type: Article

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