Breastfeeding malnutrition in neonates: A step towards controlling the problem

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 246-

  Kudumula, V ^a   Asokkumar, A ^b   Akinsoji, O ^b   Babu, S ^b  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LINCOLN COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM; UREA;

BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD CARE; DEHYDRATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HYPERNATREMIA; INFANT NUTRITION; LETTER; MALNUTRITION; NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BREAST FEEDING; DEHYDRATION; HUMANS; HYPERNATREMIA; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL AUDIT; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 61449149479     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.148510     Document Type: Letter

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