Feeding habits of children with Down's syndrome living in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 83-86

  Al Sarheed, Maha ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING DISORDER; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OCCUPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; WEANING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BREAST FEEDING; DOWN SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT FOOD; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WEANING;

EID: 33645893460     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmi041     Document Type: Article

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