Does weaning influence growth and health up to 18 months?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 728-733

  Morgan, J B ^a   Lucas, A ^b   Fewtrell, M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD GROWTH; DATA ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP PATTERN; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; UNITED KINGDOM; VOMITING; WEANING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHEST INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH CURVE; HEALTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP DISORDER;

ANIMALS; BODY HEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT STUDIES; GROWTH; HEAD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MILK; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 3242884615     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.036137     Document Type: Article

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