Infant and child feeding index

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 767-770

  Srivastava, N ^a   Sandhu, A ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

Composite index; Indicators; Infant and young child feeding

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRIENT; REVIEW;

CHILD CARE; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 33749461405     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02790382     Document Type: Review

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