Breastfeeding, maternal smoking and lower respiratory tract infections

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2623-2629

  Nafstad, P ^a   Jaakkola, J J K ^a,b   Hagen, J A ^a   Botten, G ^a   Kongerud, J ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Rikshospilalet ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

breastfeeding; children; lower respiratory tract infections; passive smoking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

EID: 0029854206     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122623     Document Type: Article

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