How protective is breast feeding against diarrhoeal disease in infants in 1990s England? A case-control study

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 245-250

  Quialey, M A ^a   Cumberland, P ^b   Cowden, J M ^c   Rodrigues, L C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HEALTH PROTECTION SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; ENGLAND; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; POVERTY AREAS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; STERILIZATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644651940     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.074260     Document Type: Article

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