Filling the gap: Weaning practices of children aged 0-2 years in western metropolitan Melbourne

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 513-517

  Graham, V A ^a,b   Gibbons, K ^a,b   Marraffa, C ^b   Henry, L ^c   Myers, J ^a,b  

^a Department of Human Services ^*

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Matern Child Serv City M   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Cow's milk; Diet; Infants; Maternal and child health nurses; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BOTTLE FEEDING; CHILD; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT JUICE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEANING;

AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT FOOD; INFANT, NEWBORN; WEANING;

EID: 0032445723     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1998.00288.x     Document Type: Article

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