Infants and children consuming atypical diets: Vegetarianism and macrobiotics

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 185-188

  Di Genova, Tanya ^a   Guyda, Harvey ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CYANOCOBALAMIN; IRON; PROTEIN; VITAMIN D;

CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; HUMAN; MACROBIOTIC DIET; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVIEW; VEGETARIAN DIET;

EID: 34248219436     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/12.3.185     Document Type: Review

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