Health effects of cow's milk consumption in infants up to 3 years of age: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 293-307

  Griebler, Ursula ^a   Bruckmüller, Melanie U ^b   Kien, Christina ^a   Dieminger, Birgit ^b   Meidlinger, Bettina ^b   Seper, Katrin ^b   Hitthaller, Ariane ^b   Emprechtinger, Robert ^a   Wolf, Alexandra ^b   Gartlehner, Gerald ^a,c  

^a DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS   (Austria)

^b AUSTRIAN AGENCY FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY   (Austria)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cow's milk consumption; Infants; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CHEMISTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MILK; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANIMALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MILK;

EID: 84929688136     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980015001354     Document Type: Review

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