Breastfeeding and cognition: Can IQ tip the scale?

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 167, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 796-797

  Christakis, Dimitri A ^a  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; LEAD;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST PUMP; COGNITION; DIARRHEA; ECZEMA; EDITORIAL; HOME ENVIRONMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MENTAL CAPACITY; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SEAFOOD;

EID: 84883548299     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.470     Document Type: Editorial

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