Early infant feeding practices of mothers attending a postnatal clinic in Ga-Rankuwa

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 70-75

  MacIntyre, U E ^a   de Villiers, F P R ^a   Baloyi, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; CEREAL; CONSTIPATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; INFANT NUTRITION; INTERVIEW; MAIZE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; POSTNATAL CARE; PROTEIN INTAKE; SAMPLING; SOUTH AFRICA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 27744530806     PISSN: 10118578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2005.11734042     Document Type: Article

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