Breastfeeding in the 21st century: Epidemiology, mechanisms, and lifelong effect

The Lancet

Volumn 387, Issue 10017, 2016, Pages 475-490

  Victora, Cesar G ^a   Bahl, Rajiv ^b   Barros, Aluísio J D ^a   França, Giovanny V A ^a   Horton, Susan ^c   Krasevec, Julia ^d   Murch, Simon ^e   Sankar, Mari Jeeva ^f   Walker, Neff ^g   Rollins, Nigel C ^b   Allen, K ^h   Dharmage, S ⁱ   Lodge, C ⁱ   Peres, K G ^j   Bhandari, N ^k   Chowdhury, Ranadip ^k   Sinha, B ^k   Taneja, S ^k   Giugliani, Elsa ^l   Horta, B ^a   Maia, F ^a   de Mola, C L ^a   Hajeebhoy, N ^m   Lutter, C ⁿ   Piwoz, E ^o   Martines, J C ^p   Richter, L ^q   more..

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d UNICEF   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^h ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^k SOCIETY FOR APPLIED STUDIES   (India)

^l FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^m Alive and Thrive Southeast Asia   (Viet Nam)

ⁿ PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^o BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^q UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLINICAL INDICATOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LIFELONG LEARNING; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MOTHER; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREND STUDY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ASTHMA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEALTH; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INCOME; MALOCCLUSION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OVERWEIGHT; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ASTHMA; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INCOME; INTELLIGENCE; MALOCCLUSION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OVERWEIGHT;

EID: 84959450310     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01024-7     Document Type: Review

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