Effects of age at introduction of complementary foods to breast-fed infants on duration of lactational amenorrhea in Honduran women

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1403-1409

  Dewey, Kathryn G ^a   Cohen, Roberta J ^b   Rivera, Leonardo Landa ^b   Canahuati, Judy ^b   Brown, Kenneth H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

breast feeding; complementary foods; Honduras; infants; infertility; lactation; Postpartum amenorrhea; weaning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HONDURAS; HUMAN; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVULATION; PUERPERIUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEANING;

EID: 0030944240     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/65.5.1403     Document Type: Article

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