Breastfeeding is not related to postpartum relapses in multiple sclerosis

Neurology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-150

  Portaccio, E ^a   Ghezzi, A ^b   Hakiki, B ^a   Martinelli, V ^c   Moiola, L ^c   Patti, F ^d   La Mantia, L ^e   Mancardi, G L ^f   Solaro, C ^g   Tola, M R ^h   Pozzilli, C ⁱ   De Giglio, L ⁱ   Totaro, R ^j   Lugaresi, A ^k   De Luca, G ^k   Paolicelli, D ^l   Marrosu, M G ^m   Comi, G ^c   Trojano, M ^l   Amato, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Gallarate   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^e DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^g ASL3 Genovese ^*  (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

ⁱ SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^k Department of Neuroscience   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^m UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELAPSE;

EID: 80051522310     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318224afc9     Document Type: Article

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