Breastfeeding and infant health in the Indian subcontinent: Problems and solutions

Nutrition in Infancy

Volumn 1, Issue , 2013, Pages 51-66

  Chowdhury, Zaynah Tahmina ^a   Henderson, Melissa A ^a   Watson, Ronald Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Colostrum; Food security; Indian subcontinent; Maternal health; Prelacteal feeding

Indexed keywords

EID: 84988654016     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-224-7_4     Document Type: Chapter

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