title: Thoughts about rates of breastfeeding.
abstract: Socio-economic and other factors which influence the duration of breastfeeding have been reviewed. We agree with the conclusion of WHO's multinational study that breastfeeding is a biological type of behaviour with deep roots in human societies, although there are great variations across settings.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koçtürk
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zetterström
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D000090463:Iron Deficiencies; D007774:Lactation; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors