Cross-cultural patterns of growth and nutritional status of breast-fed infants

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 10-17

  Dewey, Kathryn G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Children; Ghana; Honduras; Infant growth; Iron status; Malnutrition; Stunting

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CULTURAL FACTOR; GROWTH RETARDATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALNUTRITION; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0031974206     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/67.1.10     Document Type: Review

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