The impact of breastfeeding on the health of HIV-positive mothers and their children in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Published in Bull World Health Organ on July 01, 2006

Authors

Taha E Taha1, Newton I Kumwenda, Donald R Hoover, George Kafulafula, Susan A Fiscus, Chiwawa Nkhoma, Shu Chen, Robin L Broadhead

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. ttaha@jhsph.edu

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