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The relationship between breast-feeding and infant health and development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

J. S. Forsyth
J. S. Forsyth
Affiliation:
Department of Child Health, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY
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Symposium on ‘Maternal–offspring interactions’
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 54 , Issue 2 , July 1995 , pp. 407 - 418
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1995

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