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Early nutrition, growth and cognitive development of infants from birth to 2 years in Malaysia: a study protocol

Nurliyana AR 1 , Mohd Shariff Z 2 , Mohd Taib MN 1 , Gan WY 1 , Tan KA 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. zalilahms@upm.edu.my
  • 3 Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
BMC Pediatr, 2016 Sep 29;16(1):160.
PMID: 27687906

Abstract

The first 2 years of life is a critical period of rapid growth and brain development. During this period, nutrition and environmental factors play important roles in growth and cognitive development of a child. This report describes the study protocol of early nutrition, growth and cognitive development of infants from birth to 2 years of age.

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