Relationship between breast milk fatty acids and infant bone mass and metabolism

The primary objective of this thesis was to determine if long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) in maternal milk relates to infant bone mineral content, density and metabolism. A cohort of healthy singleton breastfed infants (n=120) were studied at 1 month post-partum. The measurements incl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: AlSaleh, Saja
Other Authors: Hope Weiler (Supervisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2012
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=106517