Breastfeeding practices in an area of high HIV prevalence in rural South Africa.

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Published in Acta Paediatr on January 01, 2002

Authors

R M Bland1, N C Rollins, A Coutsoudis, H M Coovadia, Child Health Group

Author Affiliations

1: Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, Mtubatuba, kwaZulu Natal. blandr@mrc.ac.za

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