Breast-feeding and its role in early development of the immune system in infants: Consequences for health later in life

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 138, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  M'Rabet, Laura ^a   Vos, Arjen Paul ^b   Boehm, Günther ^c   Garssen, Johan ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NUMICO RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c Numico Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ATOPY; AUTOIMMUNITY; BCG VACCINATION; BREAST FEEDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOMODULATION; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 51049119222     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/138.9.1782s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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