The evidence for public health recommendations on infant feeding

Early Human Development

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 715-721

  Fewtrell, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Complementary feeding; Health benefits; Infant feeding recommendations; Observational study; Public health; Randomised trial

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; ASTHMA; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; COGNITION; ECZEMA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; INFECTION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OTITIS MEDIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); UNITED KINGDOM;

BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT WELFARE; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; OBSERVATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 80054885631     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: 18726232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2011.08.015     Document Type: Article

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