Early infant feeding and growth status of US-born infants and children aged 4-71 mo: Analyses from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 159-167

  Hediger, Mary L ^a   Overpeck, Mary D ^a   Ruan, W June ^a   Troendle, James F ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Growth; Infants; Length; Midupper arm circumference; NHANES III; Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; Triceps skinfold thickness; Weight; Young children

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033949365     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/72.1.159     Document Type: Article

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