Growth characteristics of breast-fed compared to formula-fed infants

Biology of the Neonate

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 94-105

  Dewey, Kathryn G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Breast fed vs. formula fed infants, growth; Head circumference; Infant feeding; Length; Linear growth; Weight

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BODY HEIGHT; BREAST MILK; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD GROWTH; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLIC RATE; NEWBORN; OBESITY; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; GROWTH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; MILK, HUMAN; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031845712     PISSN: 00063126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000014016     Document Type: Review

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