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

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Year: 2016
Type: review
Volume: 387
Issue: 10017
Pages: 475-490
Citations: 7501
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                                    César G. Victora, 
                                
                                    Rajiv Bahl, 
                                
                                    Aluísio J. D. Barros
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2016). 
                            Breastfeeding in the 21st century: epidemiology, mechanisms, and lifelong effect. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 387
                            (10017)
                            , 475-490.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(15)01024-7
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(15)01024-7