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Exclusive Breastfeeding and Associated Factors among Mothers with Twins in the Tamale Metropolis

BACKGROUND: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first six months after birth has been recommended by the WHO as the best infant feeding strategy. Data on EBF rates among twin infants in Ghana remain limited and for that matter hypothesized to be low. AIM: The study sought to measure the prevalence...

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Autores principales:	Tahiru, Rafatu, Agbozo, Faith, Garti, Hmphrey, Abubakari, Abdulai
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Hindawi 2020
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6996674/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32099551 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5605437

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