CONTINUING BREASTFEEDING FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS AFTER BIRTH IN RURAL VIETNAM: PREVALENCE AND PSYCHOSOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS

Continuing breastfeeding for at least two years after birth in rural Vietnam: prevalence and psychosocial characteristics

Abstract toothbrush Background The World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding for at least two years (24 months or more) after birth.In Vietnam, 22% of women continue breastfeeding for at least two years.The aim of this study was to determine the sociodemographic and psychosocial characteristics of mother-baby dyads associated with breastfe

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Development of Cyclic Peptides Targeting the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in Mesenchymal Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Subtype

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive malignancy characterized by the lack of expression of estrogen and progesterone receptors and amplification of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2).Being the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) highly expressed in mesenchymal TNBC and correlated with aggressive growth behavior, it

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Improving the Therapeutic Effect of Ultrasound Combined With Microbubbles on Muscular Tumor Xenografts With Appropriate Acoustic Pressure

Ultrasound combined with microbubbles (USMB) is a promising antitumor therapy because of its capability to selectively disrupt tumor perfusion.However, the antitumor effects of repeated USMB treatments have yet to be clarified.In this study, we established a VX2 muscular tumor xenograft model in rabbits, and performed USMB treatments at five differ

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