Invited commentary: Does breastfeeding protect against asthma?

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 179, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1168-1170

  Kramer, Michael S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

asthma; breastfeeding; infant feeding; meta Analysis; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; BREASTFEEDING; CHILD HEALTH; ETIOLOGY; HETEROGENEITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; META-ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE;

ASTHMA; BREAST FEEDING; DAY CARE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEEDING; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; BREASTFEEDING; INFANT FEEDING; META-ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ASTHMA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84900296744     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwu070     Document Type: Review

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