What are the causal effects of breastfeeding on IQ, obesity and blood pressure? Evidence from comparing high-income with middle-income cohorts.

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Published in Int J Epidemiol on February 24, 2011

Authors

Marie-Jo A Brion1, Debbie A Lawlor, Alicia Matijasevich, Bernardo Horta, Luciana Anselmi, Cora L Araújo, Ana Maria B Menezes, Cesar G Victora, George Davey Smith

Author Affiliations

1: MRC Centre for Causal Analyses in Translational Epidemiology, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. Marie-Jo.Brion@bristol.ac.uk

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