Complementary feeding in developing countries: Factors affecting energy intake
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Complementary feeding: clinically relevant factors affecting timing and composition.
Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 mo of life followed by optimal complementary feeding are critical public health measures for reducing and preventing morbidity and mortality in young children. Clinical factors, such as birth weight, prematurity, and illness, that affect the iron and zinc requirements of younger infants are discussed. Maternal diet and nutritional status do not have a str...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0029-6651,1475-2719
DOI: 10.1079/pns19970017