Calcium intake of rural Gambian infants: A quantitative study of the relative contributions of breast milk and complementary foods at 3 and 12 months of age

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 673-677

  Jarjou, L M A ^a   Goldberg, G R ^a,b   Coward, W A ^b   Prentice, A ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^b MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

breast milk calcium concentration; breast milk intake; calcium intake; dose to the mother method; infant growth; The Gambia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE MINERAL; BREAST MILK; CALCIUM INTAKE; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD QUALITY; GAMBIA; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MALE; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; BREAST FEEDING; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; GAMBIA; GROWTH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84862182080     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2012.7     Document Type: Article

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