My People are Dying of Ignorance: Changes in Exclusive Breastfeeding Knowledge, Benefits, Barriers, and Misconceptions in Family Members Involved in a Breastfeeding Promotion Campaign

Kathryn Reinsma; Nancy Bolima; Florence Fonteh; Susanne B Montgomery

doi:10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.133.1

My People are Dying of Ignorance: Changes in Exclusive Breastfeeding Knowledge, Benefits, Barriers, and Misconceptions in Family Members Involved in a Breastfeeding Promotion Campaign

Kathryn Reinsma
, Nancy Bolima
, Florence Fonteh
, Susanne B Montgomery

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Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	133.1
Journal	The FASEB Journal
Volume	29
Issue number	S1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.133.1
State	Published - Apr 1 2015

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My People are Dying of Ignorance: Changes in Exclusive Breastfeeding Knowledge, Benefits, Barriers, and Misconceptions in Family Members Involved in a Breastfeeding Promotion Campaign. / Reinsma, Kathryn; Bolima, Nancy; Fonteh, Florence et al.
In: The FASEB Journal, Vol. 29, No. S1, 01.04.2015, p. 133.1.

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