Maternal Body Mass Index, Dietary Intake and Socioeconomic Status: Differential Effects on Breast Milk Zinc, Copper and Iron Content

Background: As breast milk micronutrients content are essential for health and growth of the infants, this study was conducted to determine the breast milk zinc, copper and iron concen-trations and their possible correlations with maternal nutritional status, dietary intakes as well as socioeconomic...

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Main Authors: Zeinab Nikniaz, Seyed Jamal Gayem-magami, Bahram Pourghassem Gargari, Reza Mahdavi, Leila Nikniaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2011-12-01
Series:Health Promotion Perspectives
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Online Access:http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/HPP/Manuscript/HPP-1-140.pdf