eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal 0974-6242 2018-09-21 11 3 1717 1730 10.13005/bpj/1541 21580 article Fariba Gorohi 1 Maryam Shiemorteza 1 Marjan Mohammad Nori 1 Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Branch. This analytic-descriptive study compares the growth curve of breastfed babies and those babies who receive formula at 0 to 12 months of age. In order to do the study, the weights of 95% of newborn babies were considered at birth. The data were collected through a questionnaire whose validity was tested by Cronbach's alpha method. The data was analyzed using SPSS software (version 22) and appropriate statistical tests. Data analysis was performed on the basis of statistical inference and appropriate statistical techniques to confirm or reject the hypothesis. https://biomedpharmajournal.org/vol11no3/comparison-of-height-weight-and-head-circumference-index-and-the-incidence-of-infectious-and-gastrointestinal-diseases-in-breast-fed-and-formula-fed-infants-at-0-to-1-year-old-in-bu-ali-sina-hospital/ Bottle-Feeding Breastfeeding Growth Curve