Field and laboratory methods in human milk research

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-11

  Miller, Elizabeth M ^a   Aiello, Marco O ^b   Fujita, Masako ^c   Hinde, Katie ^d   Milligan, Lauren ^e   Quinn, E A ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAT; LACTOSE; PROTEIN;

BREAST MILK; CHEMISTRY; ETHICS; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

FATS; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LACTATION; LACTOSE; MILK, HUMAN; PROTEINS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84871283795     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22334     Document Type: Review

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