Evolution of infant and young child feeding: Implications for contemporary public health

Annual Review of Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue , 2007, Pages 123-148

  Sellen, Daniel W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Breastfeeding; Lactation; Phylogeny; Primates; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BREAST MILK; CHILD NUTRITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; LACTATION; LIFE HISTORY; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEANING; ANIMAL; BABY FOOD; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; FEMALE; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD;

PRIMATES;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTATION; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; WEANING;

EID: 38449102139     PISSN: 01999885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.nutr.25.050304.092557     Document Type: Review

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