Mixed-longitudinal growth of breastfeeding children in Moroto District, Uganda (Karamoja Subregion). A loss of biological resiliency?

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 499-509

  Gray, Sandra ^a   Akol, Hellen A ^a   Sundal, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENTAL STRESS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS; UGANDA; VIOLENCE; WEANING;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARASITIC DISEASES; STRESS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UGANDA; VIOLENCE;

EID: 52149125080     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20786     Document Type: Article

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