Synthetic oxytocin and breastfeeding: Reasons for testing an hypothesis

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 889-891

  Odent, M R ^a  

^a Primal Health Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; OXYTOCIN;

ARTICLE; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDBIRTH; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABOR INDUCTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; REFLEX; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VIDEORECORDING;

OXANDRA LAURIFOLIA;

BREAST FEEDING; DRUG RESIDUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYTOCIN;

EID: 84886783671     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2013.07.044     Document Type: Article

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