The Impact of Sex of Child on Breastfeeding in the United States.
Background Sex of child has been shown to impact breastfeeding duration in India, Australia, Scandinavia, Latin America, and, within the US, in a sample in Eastern Connecticut and in a separate sample of Indian and Chinese immigrants. Objectives The objective of this study is to examine differences...
| Publicado en: | Maternal & Child Health Journal Vol. 21; no. 11; pp. 2114 - 2122 |
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Springer Nature
Nov2017
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