Weaning practices in peri-urban low socioeconomic groups

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 129-132

  Shamim, Samina ^a,b  

^a JINNAH MEDICAL AND DENTAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b DHA ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Complementary feeding; Infant; Nutrition; Weaning

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CEREAL; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MILK; MORBIDITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PAKISTAN; PEDIATRICS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA; WEANING;

BODY WEIGHT; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PAKISTAN; PROBABILITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; WEANING;

EID: 17744366178     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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