Growth of Japanese breastfed infants compared to national references and World Health Organization growth standards

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 739-743

  Tanaka, H ^a   Ishii, H ^b   Yamada, T ^b   Akazawa, K ^c   Nagata, S ^a,d   Yamashiro, Y ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ishii Daiichi Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic   (Japan)

^c NIIGATA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL AND DENTAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d Shizuoka Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Exclusively breastfed; Growth reference charts; National growth references; WHO growth standards

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; FEMALE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAPAN; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84878563655     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12262     Document Type: Article

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