Breastfeeding is associated with lower risk for multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 553-558

  Conradi, Silja ^a,c   Malzahn, Uwe ^b   Paul, Friedemann ^a   Quill, Sabine ^a   Harms, Lutz ^a   Then Bergh, Florian ^c   Ditzenbach, Anna ^d   Georgi, Thomas ^d   Heuschmann, Peter ^b   Rosche, Berit ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d NeuroCure Clinical Research Center ^*

Author keywords

breastfeeding; Multiple sclerosis; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIBLING; TIME;

EID: 84876525755     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458512459683     Document Type: Article

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