Breastfeeding Is Associated with Lower Body Mass Index among Children of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1743-1746

  Novotny, Rachel ^a   Coleman, Patricia ^a   Tenorio, Lynn ^a   Davison, Nicola ^a   Camacho, Tayna ^a   Ramirez, Vickie ^a   Vijayadeva, Vinutha ^a   Untalan, Pedro ^a   Tudela, Margaret Diaz ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; MALE; MICRONESIA; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; THINNESS;

EID: 34648834690     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2007.07.018     Document Type: Article

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