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

Volume: 387, Issue: 10017, Pages: 475 - 490
Published: Jan 30, 2016
Abstract
Summary null The importance of breastfeeding in low-income and middle-income countries is well recognised, but less consensus exists about its importance in high-income countries. In low-income and middle-income countries, only 37% of children younger than 6 months of age are exclusively breastfed. With few exceptions, breastfeeding duration is shorter in high-income countries than in those that are resource-poor. Our meta-analyses indicate...
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Title
Breastfeeding in the 21st century: epidemiology, mechanisms, and lifelong effect
Published Date
Jan 30, 2016
Journal
Volume
387
Issue
10017
Pages
475 - 490
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