Growth retardation starts in the first three months of life among rural Guatemalan children

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 92-96

  Rivera, J ^a   Ruel, M T ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Growth faltering; Guatemala

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; FAILURE TO THRIVE; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH RETARDATION; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 0031052335     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600371     Document Type: Article

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