Correlates of breastfeeding in under three year old children--United States.
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An infant during the first 4 – 6 months of life should optimally be exclusively breastfed, according to the World Health Organization recommendation of 1979. We describe gender, race, age of children and their mother’s educational status associated with under-three year old children’s being breastfed for any length of time in the United States of America. Using data from the National Survey of Early Childhood Health, 2000 (NSECH), we identified all the children who have been breastfed for any length of time.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad : JAMC
دوره 17 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005