Growth faltering is prevented by breast-feeding in underprivileged infants from Mexico City

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 546-552

  Villalpando, Salvador ^a   Lóez Alarcón, Mardya ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Infection infant; Length; Weight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEXICO;

EID: 0033993705     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.3.546     Document Type: Article

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