Growth Patterns of Breastfed Infants and the Current Status of Growth Charts for Infants

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 89-92

  Dewey, Kathryn G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfed; Formula fed infants; Growth patterns; Infant growth; NCHS; WHO

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; REFERENCE VALUES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0032086013     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089033449801400202     Document Type: Review

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