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Actual exclusive breastfeeding rates and determinants among a cohort of children living in Gampaha district Sri Lanka: A prospective observational study

BACKGROUND: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) during the early months of life reduce infant morbidity and mortality. Current recommendation in Sri Lanka is to continue exclusive breastfeeding up to six months of age. Exclusive breastfeeding rates are generally assessed by the 24 recall method which over...

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Autores principales:	Perera, Priyantha J, Ranathunga, Nayomi, Fernando, Meranthi P, Sampath, Wikum, Samaranayake, Gayni B
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2012
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3546863/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23259860 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-4358-7-21

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