Infant formula crisis in China: A cohort study in Sichuan province

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 117-122

  Tang, Li ^a   Binns, Colin W ^a   Lee, Andy H ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Infant formula; Insufficient breastmilk; Melamine scandal; Mothers' opinion

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

MELAMINE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTIFICIAL MILK; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; TRIAZINES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929327518     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: 20721315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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