Duration of lactation is associated with lower prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in midlife-SWAN, the study of women's health across the nation

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 268.e1-268.e6

  Ram, Kavitha T ^a   Bobby, Paul ^a   Hailpern, Susan M ^a   Lo, Joan C ^b   Schocken, Miriam ^c   Skurnick, Joan ^d   Santoro, Nanette ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

lactation; metabolic syndrome; parity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PARITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 39649104329     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.11.044     Document Type: Article

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