Breastfeeding rates in central and western China in 2010: implications for child and population health

OBJECTIVE: To describe breastfeeding practices in rural China using globally recommended indicators and to compare them with practices in neighbouring countries and large emerging economies. METHODS: A community-based, cross-sectional survey of 2354 children younger than 2 years in 26 poor, rural co...

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Main Authors: Sufang Guo, Xulan Fu, Robert W Scherpbier, Yan Wang, Hong Zhou, Xiaoli Wang, David B Hipgrave
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2013-05-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862013000500007&lng=en&tlng=en