Bork Simondon Kirsten. (2009). Early breast-feeding cessation and infant mortality in low-income countries - Workshop summary. In :
Goldberg G., Prentice A., Prentice A., Filteau S., Simondon Kirsten. Breast-feeding : early influences on later health. p. 319-329. (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ; 639).
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Early breast-feeding cessation and infant mortality in low-income countries - Workshop summary
Goldberg G., Prentice A., Prentice A., Filteau S., Simondon KirstenBreast-feeding : early influences on later health
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2009,
p. 319-329 (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ; 639).
The importance of breast-feeding for infant and child health and survival in less developed countries has been the subject of a number of studies over the last 25 years.1_9 However, the epidemic of AIDS in low-income countries, together with the discovery of an important risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 through breast-milk,10 has prompted renewed interest in this subject. Indeed, in order to weigh the mortality risks associated with different infant feeding practices against the risk of mother-to-child transmission of the virus, it is essential to have precise estimates of relative risk of death of non-breastfed infants within narrow age intervals.
