Rationale for breastfeeding

Neonatal Nutrition and Metabolism, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 390-400

  Schanler, Richard J ^a,b  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511544712.027     Document Type: Chapter

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