'Can breastfeeding and its duration determine the overweight status of Kuwaiti children at the age of 3-6 years?'

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1041-1043

  Al Qaoud, N ^a   Prakash, P ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; KUWAIT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTHERS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 68549110505     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2009.17     Document Type: Article

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