Global trends and patterns of commercial milk-based formula sales: Is an unprecedented infant and young child feeding transition underway?

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 14, 2016, Pages 2540-2550

  Baker, Phillip ^a   Smith, Julie ^a   Salmon, Libby ^a   Friel, Sharon ^a   Kent, George ^b   Iellamo, Alessandro ^c   Dadhich, Jp ^d   Renfrew, Mary J ^e  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c Independent ^*  (Philippines)

^d Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India BPNI   (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast milk substitutes; Formula; Infant and young child feeding; Nutrition transition

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; DIET; ECONOMICS; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MILK; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TRENDS;

ANIMALS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MILK;

EID: 84969794998     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980016001117     Document Type: Article

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