The science of breastfeeding: Time for a change?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 102, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 797-798

  Naviglio, Samuele ^a   Ventura, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CYTOKINE; GROWTH FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MILK, HUMAN;

EID: 84879464675     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12269     Document Type: Note

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