Predictors of the early introduction of solid foods in infants: Results of a cohort study

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages 60-

  Scott, Jane A ^a   Binns, Colin W ^b   Graham, Kathleen I ^b   Oddy, Wendy H ^c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; INFANT NUTRITION; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL SMOKING; NUTRITION EDUCATION; PREDICTION;

EID: 70449372681     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-9-60     Document Type: Article

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