Protective effect of breastfeeding in postpartum relapse rate of mothers with multiple sclerosis

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1580-1581

  Hellwig, Kerstin ^a   Haghikia, Aiden ^a   Agne, Heike ^a   Beste, Christian ^a   Gold, Ralf ^a  

^a ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; DISEASE DURATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RECURRENCE RISK;

EID: 73549108563     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: 15383687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneurol.2009.281     Document Type: Letter

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