Poor complementary feeding practices and high anaemia prevalence among infants and young children in rural central and western China

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 916-924

  Hipgrave, D B ^a   Fu, X ^a   Zhou, H ^b   Jin, Y ^a   Wang, X ^b   Chang, S ^a   Scherpbier, R W ^a   Wang, Y ^b   Guo, S ^a  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; IRON INTAKE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALTITUDE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; IRON INTAKE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DEFICIENCY; DIET; FAMILY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INFANT NUTRITION; METABOLISM; MIGRATION; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHINA; DIET; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FAMILY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905825696     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2014.98     Document Type: Article

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