Prevalence and predictors of exclusive breastfeeding among women in Kigoma region, Western Tanzania: a community based cross-sectional study.

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Published in Int Breastfeed J on November 09, 2011

Authors

Tiras Eshton Nkala1, Sia Emmanueli Msuya

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Community Health, Tumaini University, KCM College, Box 2240, Moshi, Tanzania. tirasnkala@yahoo.com.

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