Predictors for early introduction of solid food among Danish mothers and infants: An observational study

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Kronborg, Hanne ^a   Foverskov, Else ^a,b   Væth, Michael ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Infant feeding practices; Infant temperament; Introduction of complementary feeding; Risk factors; Solid food

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DANISH CITIZEN; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUNGER; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIMIPARA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLID FOOD; TEMPERAMENT; DENMARK; EATING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; PARITY; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME FACTOR;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; EATING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; SEX FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TEMPERAMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84928750460     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-14-243     Document Type: Article

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