Patterns of Daily Duration and Frequency of Breastfeeding among Exclusively Breastfed Infants in Shiraz, Iran, a 6-month Follow-up Study Using Bayesian Generalized Linear Mixed Models | Zendy

Azadeh Saki | Zendy; Mohammad Reza Eshraghian | Zendy; Hamed Tabesh | Zendy

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Patterns of Daily Duration and Frequency of Breastfeeding among Exclusively Breastfed Infants in Shiraz, Iran, a 6-month Follow-up Study Using Bayesian Generalized Linear Mixed Models

Author(s) -

Azadeh Saki,

Mohammad Reza Eshraghian,

Hamed Tabesh

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

global journal of health science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1916-9744

pISSN - 1916-9736

DOI - 10.5539/gjhs.v5n2p123

Subject(s) - breastfeeding , medicine , duration (music) , observational study , demography , pediatrics , population , breast feeding , environmental health , art , literature , pathology , sociology

Despite numerous studies on the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding during the first half year of life, little information is available on actual breastfeeding practices in terms of daily duration and frequency of suckling. This study proposes to determine daily breastfeeding patterns among exclusively breastfed infants from birth to six months.

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