Improving the intake of nutritious food in children aged 6-23 months in Wuyi county, China - A multi-method approach

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 157-170

  Wu, Qiong ^a   Van Velthoven, Michelle H M M T ^b   Chen, Li ^a   Car, Josip ^b   Rudan, Diana ^c   Saftić, Vanja ^d   Zhang, Yanfeng ^a   Li, Ye ^a   Scherpbier, Robert W ^e  

^a CAPITAL INSTITUTE OF PEDIATRICS   (China)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Zagreb School of Medicine   (Croatia)

^d SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^e Health and Nutrition Section   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHINA; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BREAST FEEDING; CAREGIVERS; CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; CHINA; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84878187646     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: 13328166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3325/cmj.2013.54.157     Document Type: Article

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