Postpartum body composition changes in lactating and non-lactating primiparas

Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 481-484

  Chou, Tsai Wen ^a   Chan, Gary M ^a   Moyer Mileur, Laurie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Lactation; Non lactating; Postpartum; Primiparas

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MINERAL; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BREAST FEEDING; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT FOOD; LACTATION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0033153143     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-9007(99)00055-6     Document Type: Article

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