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Health Advantages of Breast Feeding for Infants: a Critical Review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 December 2007

M Jane Heinig  and
Karthryn G. Dewey
M Jane Heinig
Affiliation:
Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Karthryn G. Dewey
Affiliation:
Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Nutrition Research Reviews , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , January 1996 , pp. 89 - 110
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