Breastfeeding is associated with improved child cognitive development: A population-based cohort study

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-32

  Quigley, Maria A ^a   Hockley, Christine ^a   Carson, Claire ^a   Kelly, Yvonne ^b   Renfrew, Mary J ^c   Sacker, Amanda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERM BIRTH;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE;

EID: 82955195840     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.06.035     Document Type: Article

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