Dietary diversity at 6 months of age is associated with subsequent growth and mediates the effect of maternal education on infant growth in Urban Zambia

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 144, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1818-1825

  Mallard, Simonette R ^a   Houghton, Lisa A ^a   Filteau, Suzanne ^b   Mullen, Anne ^c   Nieuwelink, Johanna ^b   Chisenga, Molly ^d   Siame, Joshua ^d   Gibson, Rosalind S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; IRON INTAKE; MALE; MATERNAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; URBAN POPULATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ZAMBIA; BABY FOOD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLASSIFICATION; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD QUALITY; NEWBORN;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD QUALITY; HUMANS; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; URBAN POPULATION; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84916918345     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.114.199547     Document Type: Article

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