Developing a programme for healthy growth and nutrition during infancy: Understanding user perspectives

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 675-682

  Lakshman, R ^a,b   Landsbaugh, J R ^a,b   Schiff, A ^a,b   Cohn, S ^c   Griffin, S ^a,b   Ong, K K ^a,b,d  

^a MRC Epidemiology Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b UKCRC Centre of Excellence in Diet and Activity Research   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth; Infant feeding; Obesity; Prevention; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BOTTLE FEEDING; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; GROWTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BOTTLE FEEDING; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GROWTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84864770648     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01283.x     Document Type: Article

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