Breastfeeding may improve nocturnal sleep and reduce infantile colic: Potential role of breast milk melatonin

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 729-732

  Engler, Anat Cohen ^a   Hadash, Amir ^b   Shehadeh, Naim ^b,d   Pillar, Giora ^a,c,d  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b MEYER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^c CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Infantile colic; Infants; Melatonin; Sleepm

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; COLIC; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; IRRITABILITY; NIGHT SLEEP; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; COLIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MELATONIN; MILK, HUMAN; SLEEP;

EID: 84860312554     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-011-1659-3     Document Type: Article

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