Infant feeding patterns and risks of death and hospitalization in the first half of infancy: multicentre cohort study

• Main Authors: Rajiv Bahl (Author), Chris Frost (Author), Betty R. Kirkwood (Author), Karen Edmond (Author), Jose Martines (Author), Nita Bhandari (Author), Paul Arthur (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2005-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the association of different feeding patterns for infants (exclusive breastfeeding, predominant breastfeeding, partial breastfeeding and no breastfeeding) with mortality and hospital admissions during the first half of infancy. METHODS: This paper is based on a secondary anal...