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The early years: keys to child nutrition & health
This brief overview highlights selected activities in infant nutrition where stable isotope techniques have been used. They include projects to measure human milk intake in breast-fed infants, lean body mass (muscle mass) in lactating mothers, and bioavailability of iron in infants and young children.
This brief was published in 2005, by Lena Davidson in IAEA Bulletin Volume 47, No 1.
Author:
Lena Davidson
Year:
2005