Trends in breastfeeding indicators in a city of northeastern Brazil

OBJECTIVE: To investigate trends in breastfeeding indicators in the city of Feira de Santana, Brazil, and to identify population characteristics that might have influenced this trend. METHODS: Three methodologically comparable cross-sectional surveys performed in 1996, 2001, and 2009 were analyzed....

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Main Authors: Graciete O. Vieira, Mariana R. Reis, Tatiana O. Vieira, Nelson F. Oliveira, Luciana R. Silva, Elsa R.J. Giugliani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-06-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-75572015000300270&lng=en&tlng=en