New growth standards for the 21st century: A prescriptive approach

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 64, Issue 5 SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Garza, Cutberto ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Growth rates

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; GROWTH RATE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; BODY HEIGHT; GROWTH; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; WEIGHT GAIN;

BODY HEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GROWTH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; WEIGHT GAIN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33745512341     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 00296643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1301/nr.2006.may.S000-S000     Document Type: Review

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