Breastfeeding Is Associated with Decreased Risk of Hospitalization among HIV-Exposed, Uninfected Kenyan Infants

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2016, Pages NP61-NP66

  Ásbjörnsdóttir, Kristjana H ^a   Slyker, Jennifer A ^a   Maleche Obimbo, Elizabeth ^b   Wamalwa, Dalton ^b   Otieno, Phelgona ^c   Gichuhi, Christine M ^b   John Stewart, Grace ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; HIV exposed uninfected; Infant morbidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSMISSION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; KENYA; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84979026012     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334415607854     Document Type: Article

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