Thickened milk for the management of feeding and swallowing issues in infants: A call for interdisciplinary professional guidelines

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 132-135

  Cichero, Julie A Y ^a   Nicholson, Timothy M ^a   September, Cindy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

bioavailability; breastfeeding; feeding issues; infant feeding; thickened breast milk; thickened infant formula; thickener; viscosity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST MILK; CHEMISTRY; DYSPHAGIA; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SUCKING; VISCOSITY; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS;

CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFANT FORMULA; MILK, HUMAN; SUCKING BEHAVIOR; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84876237695     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334413480561     Document Type: Note

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