TY - JOUR AU - Lauer, Jeremy A. AU - Betrán, Ana Pilar AU - Victora, Cesar G. AU - de Onís, Mercedes AU - Barros, Aluísio JD PY - 2004 DA - 2004/07/01 TI - Breastfeeding patterns and exposure to suboptimal breastfeeding among children in developing countries: review and analysis of nationally representative surveys JO - BMC Medicine SP - 26 VL - 2 IS - 1 AB - Suboptimal breastfeeding is associated with higher mortality among infants and young children in the developing world. We describe patterns in 'exclusive breastfeeding' and 'any breastfeeding' rates and quantify exposure to suboptimal breastfeeding among children aged two years or younger in developing countries. SN - 1741-7015 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-2-26 DO - 10.1186/1741-7015-2-26 ID - Lauer2004 ER -