Effect of exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding on infant growth and morbidity

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 289-294

  Khadivzadeh, T ^a   Parsai, S ^b  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; BODY HEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; IRAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGE FACTORS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT STUDIES; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; MOTHERS; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 26044475874     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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