Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 135-142 , August 2009

Health Consequences of Nutrition in Childhood and Early Infancy

  • Tzee-Chung Wu

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Gastroenterology, Children's Medical Center, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Shih-Pai Road, Section 2, Taipei, 11217 Taiwan
    • ,
  • Po-Hon Chen

Received 3 February 2009 ,Revised 18 May 2009 ,Accepted 25 May 2009.

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Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 135-142 , August 2009

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