Comparative anthropometrics of 3 to 24-month-old children breastfed in both high and low socio-economic strata in Lagos, Nigeria

Public Health

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 157-162

  Abidoye, R O ^a   Nwachie, C A N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anthropometric; Breast feeding; Infant growth; Nigeria; Socio economic strata

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NUTRITION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MOTHER; NIGERIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL CLASS;

LAGOS; NIGERIA;

EID: 0035065482     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(01)00436-X     Document Type: Article

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