Does human milk reduce infection rates in preterm infants? A systematic review

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2004, Pages

  De Silva, A ^b   Jones, P W ^c   Spencer, S A ^a,b  

^a University Hospital of North   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST MILK; FETAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFECTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BREAST FEEDING; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MILK, HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS;

EID: 8144228427     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.045682     Document Type: Review

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