Use of energy-dense formula for treating infants with non-organic failure to thrive

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 921-924

  Khoshoo, V ^a   Reifen, R ^b  

^a West Jefferson Medical Center   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Failure to thrive; Feeding; Malnutrition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BODY WEIGHT; BOTTLE FEEDING; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MALE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ENERGY INTAKE; FAILURE TO THRIVE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036740868     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601406     Document Type: Article

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