Adequacy of family foods for complementary feeding

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 785-786

  Allen, Lindsay H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; IRON; PROTEIN; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN B GROUP; ZINC;

BABY FOOD; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CALCIUM INTAKE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; FOOD HANDLING; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; IRON INTAKE; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEIN INTAKE; SOLID;

BREAST FEEDING; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALE;

EID: 84859069844     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.112.035675     Document Type: Editorial

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