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A study of feeding and weaning pattern of sindhi children below 5 years in an urban area

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Supplementary feeding was commonly started at the age of 6 months. The most popular supplementary foods were tea and milk. In a majority of the children, breast feeding was continued up to 18 months. The major causes of discontinuation or supplementation of breast feeding were inadequate breast-milk secretion, “dry” breast and another pregnancy.

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    V. Sharma, R. Sharma & B. K. Purohit

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From the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur.

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Sharma, V., Sharma, R. & Purohit, B.K. A study of feeding and weaning pattern of sindhi children below 5 years in an urban area. Indian J Pediatr 44, 115–120 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02753644

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