Complementary feeding in the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 95, Issue SUPPL. 450, 2006, Pages 27-37

  De Onis, Mercedes ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

24 Hour dietary recall; Complementary feeding; Dietary diversity index; Food frequency; Infant feeding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD INTAKE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GHANA; GRAIN; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MEAL; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRIENT; OMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33750560440     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035320600649440     Document Type: Article

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