Dietary intake and anthropometric status differ for anaemic and non-anaemic rural South African infants aged 6-12 months

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 285-293

  Faber, Mieke ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Anthropometry; Haemoglobin; Infant growth; Infants; Iron deficiency; Risk factors; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL MODEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANEMIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SOUTH AFRICA; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 36949017957     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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