Breast-feeding practices in Mexico: results from the Second National Nutrition Survey 1999 Prácticas de lactancia en México: resultados de la Segunda Encuesta Nacional de Nutrición 1999

OBJECTIVE: To assess breast-feeding (BF) practices and determinants of exclusive BF (EBF) <4 and <6 months (mo) among women and infants <23 mo in the NNS-1999. MATERIAL AND METHODS: BF practices from the day and night before the interview were ascertained, and median duration estimated. Det...

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Main Authors: Teresa González-Cossío, Hortensia Moreno-Macías, Juan A Rivera, Salvador Villalpando, Teresa Shamah-Levy, Eric A Monterrubio, Adolfo Hernández-Garduño
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2003-01-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342003001000004