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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND CHALLENGES OF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING AMONG PRIMIGRAVIDAS: A literature review

@inproceedings{Neupane2014KNOWLEDGEAA,
  title={KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND CHALLENGES OF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING AMONG PRIMIGRAVIDAS: A literature review},
  author={Jharna Elizabeth Neupane and Reginah Kiragu and Sudha Kandel},
  year={2014}
}
Unit Unit of Kokkola-Pietarsaari Date March 2014 Authors Jharna Elizabeth Neupane, Regina Kiragu and Sudha Kandel Degree programme Degree Programme in Nursing Name of thesis KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND CHALLENGES OF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING AMONG PRIMIGRAVIDAS: A literature review Instructor Pia Hagqvist Pages 56 + Appendices (7) Supervisor Anita Hollanti The purpose of this study was to investigate types of primigravidas ́ knowledge regarding exclusive breastfeeding; to explore their attitudes… 
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