Promoting breastfeeding in rural Gambia: combining traditional and modern knowledge.

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Published in Health Policy Plan on June 01, 2001

Authors

I J Semega-Janneh1, E Bøhler, H Holm, I Matheson, G Holmboe-Ottesen

Author Affiliations

1: Nutrition Unit, Department of State for Health, The Gambia, Institute for Nutrition Research, University of Oslo, Norway.

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