Infant feeding practices in Ottawa-Carleton: The introduction of solid foods

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 403-407

  Kwavnick, Beth S ^a   Reid, Debra J ^a   Joffres, Michel R ^b   Guernsey, Judith Read ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Ottawa Carleton Health Department   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CANADA; CHILD NUTRITION; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SMOKING;

EID: 0033503343     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404146     Document Type: Article

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