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WHO global data bank on breast-feeding : breast-feeding : the best start in life
OtherWorld Health Organization1996Over 5 years old
- Breast milk and breastfeeding
- Nutrition and gastrointestinal
- Postnatal and transitional care
This paper is from 1996, more than five years ago. Newer evidence may have been published since.
Summary
A WHO publication presenting the global data bank on breastfeeding, compiling information on breastfeeding prevalence and practices across countries. It promotes breastfeeding as the best start in life. No abstract was available, so the detailed content and scope cannot be confirmed. It is primarily of public health and epidemiological interest rather than direct neonatal unit practice.
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