Breast-feeding and infant illness: A dose-response relationship?

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-30

  Raisler, Jeanne ^a,b   Alexander, Cheryl ^a   O'Campo, Patricia ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; DOSE RESPONSE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033044161     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.1.25     Document Type: Article

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