An infant and child feeding index is associated with child nutritional status in rural China

Early Human Development

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 247-252

  Zhang, Jingxu ^a   Shi, Ling ^b   Wang, Jing ^c   Wang, Yan ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^c Laishui County Maternal and Child Health Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Child development; Child feeding practices; China; Dietary diversity; Nutrition status

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING; HUMANS; INFANT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 61749090853     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2008.10.009     Document Type: Article

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