Breastfeeding, complementary feeding and nutritional status of 6 - 12-month-old infants in rural KwaZulu-Natal

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-24

  Faber, Mieke ^a   Benadé, A J Spinnler ^a,b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; RETINOL; ZINC;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CEREAL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MAIZE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AFRICA; UNDERWEIGHT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 34347389010     PISSN: 16070658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2007.11734118     Document Type: Article

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