Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding practices among mothers in azezo district, northwest Ethiopia

International Breastfeeding Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Asemahagn, Mulusew Andualem ^a  

^a BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Azezo District; Ethiopia; Exclusive breastfeeding; Factors; Infants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84988359036     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13006-016-0081-x     Document Type: Article

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