The Association of Formula Protein Content and Growth in Early Infancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Literature Screening
2.2. Data Extraction and Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Ren, Q.; Li, K.; Sun, H.; Zheng, C.; Zhou, Y.; Lyu, Y.; Ye, W.; Shi, H.; Zhang, W.; Xu, Y.; et al. The Association of Formula Protein Content and Growth in Early Infancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients 2022, 14, 2255. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14112255
Ren Q, Li K, Sun H, Zheng C, Zhou Y, Lyu Y, Ye W, Shi H, Zhang W, Xu Y, et al. The Association of Formula Protein Content and Growth in Early Infancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients. 2022; 14(11):2255. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14112255
Chicago/Turabian StyleRen, Qiqi, Kaifeng Li, Han Sun, Chengdong Zheng, Yalin Zhou, Ying Lyu, Wanyun Ye, Hanxu Shi, Wei Zhang, Yajun Xu, and et al. 2022. "The Association of Formula Protein Content and Growth in Early Infancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" Nutrients 14, no. 11: 2255. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14112255
APA StyleRen, Q., Li, K., Sun, H., Zheng, C., Zhou, Y., Lyu, Y., Ye, W., Shi, H., Zhang, W., Xu, Y., & Jiang, S. (2022). The Association of Formula Protein Content and Growth in Early Infancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients, 14(11), 2255. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14112255