Cytokines, infections, stress, and dysphoric moods in breastfeeders and formula feeders

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 599-607

  Groer, Maureen W ^a   Davis, Mitzi W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b and Fellow Transcultural Nursing Society Scholars   (United States)

Author keywords

HPA axis; Infection; Lactation; Postpartum; Th1 Th2 cytokines

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845320181     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2006.00083.x     Document Type: Article

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