| Infant and Child Nutrition Worldwide: Issues and Perspectives Contributor(s): Falkner, Frank (Author) |
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ISBN: 0849388147 ISBN-13: 9780849388149 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $109.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1991 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - Safety |
| Dewey: 649.33 |
| LCCN: 90011288 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.33 lbs) 326 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume provides a contemporary and historical overview of infant nutrition in Europe, North America, and the Third World. It emphasizes the important role that good nutrition, appropriate health care, and a caring environment play in promoting healthy physical and social growth in children. Issues covered include breast feeding, maternal undernutrition and reproductive performance, weaning, and the social and pyschological factors of breast feeding. The book will serve as an excellent guide for nutritionists, pediatricians, health professionals and others involved in child welfare worldwide. |