Dietary management of infantile colic: A systematic review

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1319-1331

  Iacovou, Marina ^a   Ralston, Robin A ^a   Muir, Jane ^b   Walker, Karen Z ^a   Truby, Helen ^a  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breastfed infants; Diet; Formula fed infants; Infantile colic

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; COLIC; CRYING; DIET THERAPY; HUMAN; INFANT; MILK ALLERGY; REVIEW;

BREAST FEEDING; COLIC; CRYING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY; MILK, HUMAN;

EID: 84865627740     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0842-5     Document Type: Article

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