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Impact of exclusive breast feeding until six months of age on common illnesses: A prospective observational study

OBJECTIVES: The WHO recommends exclusive breast feeding (EBF) for all infants for the first six months of life. National Family Health Survey-4 (2015-16) shows EBF rates of only 54.9%. We conducted a prospective study to assess prevalence of EBF and incidences of illnesses in infants from birth till...

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Autores principales: Penugonda, Asha J., Rajan, Roshni J., Lionel, Arul P., Kompithra, Rajeev Z., Jeyaseelan, Lakshmanan, Mathew, Leni G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9067194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35516658
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1423_21