Pattern and characteristics of growth faltering in early infancy in an urban Sub-Saharan African setting

Pediatrics and Neonatology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 119-127

  Olusanya, Bolajoko O ^a   Renner, James K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

developing country; early detection; growth faltering; intrauterine growth restriction; postnatal check; undernutrition

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POSTNATAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REFERENCE VALUE; URBAN AREA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84876293880     PISSN: 18759572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2012.12.010     Document Type: Article

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