Why infant formula causes deaths due to diarrhoea
Author: Karleen Gribble
Resource type: Article
A paper that describes how the use of infant formula contributes to diarrhoea in emergency and resource limited settings. Explains the causes of diarrhoea and how breastfeeding prevents diarrhoea.
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