Factors associated with breast feeding as well as the nutritional status of infants (0-12) months: An epidemiological study in Yaounde, Cameroon

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 259-263

  Pascale, Kengne Nouemsi Anne ^a   Laure, Ngondi Judith ^a   Enyong, Oben Julius ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Malnutrition; Nutritional status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CAMEROON; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; READING; SUCKLING;

EID: 34247133565     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2007.259.263     Document Type: Article

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