Behavior-change trials to assess the feasibility of improving complementary feeding practices and micronutrient intake of infants in rural Bangladesh

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 228-238

  Kimmons, Joel E ^a   Dewey, Kathryn G ^a   Haque, Emdadul ^b   Chakraborty, J ^b   Osendarp, Saskia J M ^b   Brown, Kenneth H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ICDDR B Centre for Health and Population Research   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Breastfeeding; Complementary feeding; Energy density; Infant nutrition; Meal frequency; Micronutrient; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEEDING; INFANT FEEDING; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 5744242343     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650402500302     Document Type: Article

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