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Materno-infant nutritional status interrelation during the first two years of life

Thesis

Last updated: 06 Feb 2023

Subjects

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Tags

Pediatrics

Advisors

Hafezh, Muna H. , El-Ashmawi, Abir A. , Hasan, Nayera E.

Authors

Muhammad, Ahmad Mahmoud Zaki

Accessioned

2017-07-12 06:41:14

Available

2017-07-12 06:41:14

type

M.Sc. Thesis

Abstract

Breast milk provides the ideal nutrition for infants. Infants who are breastfed exclusively for the first six months have fewer infections. Also, breastfeeding has been linked to higher IQ scores in later childhood and more likely to gain the right amount of weight and reducing the risk of obesity. This work was designed to evaluate the anthropo- metric measurements in infants less than two years of age in relation to different types of infant feeding and time of weaning also study the relation between mother nutrition and infant anthropometry.

Issued

1 Jan 2014

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.21473/iknito-space/36427

Details

Type

Thesis

Created At

31 Jan 2023