Communicating the benefits of breast feeding

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 471-472

  Ong, Ken K ^a,b   Forouhi, Nita ^a  

^a MRC EPIDEMIOLOGY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; BREAST FEEDING; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY;

ASTHMA; BREAST FEEDING; CELIAC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBESITY;

EID: 34249912426     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.113738     Document Type: Short Survey

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