Factors associated with the early introduction of complementary feeding in Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2016, Pages

  Alzaheb, Riyadh A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABUK   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Risk factors; Saudi Arabia; The introduction of complementary feeding

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING; CHILD CARE; CHILD MORTALITY; MATERNAL CARE; MORBIDITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; ADULT; AGE; INFANT NUTRITION; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

SAUDI ARABIA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALE; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84978681978     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13070702     Document Type: Article

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