Impact of infant & young child feeding & caring practices on nutritional status & health

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 624-626

  Ramji, Siddarth ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Complimentary feeding; Counselling; Infant feeding

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CALORIC INTAKE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD REARING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD STORAGE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LACTATION; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REVIEW;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 72449134404     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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