Complementary feeding and attained linear growth among 6-23-month-old children

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1975-1983

  Onyango, Adelheid W ^a   Borghi, Elaine ^a   De Onis, Mercedes ^a   Del Carmen Casanovas, Ma ^a   Garza, Cutberto ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary feeding; Dietary diversity; Infant and young child feeding indicators; Linear growth

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; BABY FOOD; BODY HEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MALE; NUTRITION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

BODY HEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIET; FEEDING METHODS; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RURAL HEALTH; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84905233245     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980013002401     Document Type: Article

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