Commentary: Breastfeeding and obesity-the 2011 scorecard

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 681-684

  Gillman, Matthew W ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD; HUMAN; NOTE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; OBESITY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY;

EID: 79961182662     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyr085     Document Type: Note

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