Food habits of mothers and children in two regions of Oman

Nutrition and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-48

  Musaiger, Abdulrahman O ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Breastfeeding; Food habits; Meal patterns; Oman; Pregnancy and lactation; Preschool children; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OMAN; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUERPERIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BREAST FEEDING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURE; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OMAN; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0029682297     PISSN: 02601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026010609601100103     Document Type: Article

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