The growth patterns of American-born Chinese infants

Nutrition Research

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 697-708

  Lee, Li Ching ^a   Pratt, Charlotte A ^b   DeLaski Smith, Deborah ^a   Karabenick, Stuart A ^a  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan Public Health Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Birth weight; Feeding Practices; Growth; Infant; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD GROWTH; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0033137065     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(99)00034-2     Document Type: Article

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