Neonatal weight loss in breast and formula fed infants

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Macdonald, P D ^a   Ross, S R M ^a   Grant, L ^a   Young, D ^b  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEEDING; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL CARE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0345377544     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.88.6.f472     Document Type: Article

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