Breastfeeding and the risk of respiratory tract infections after infancy: The Generation R Study.

BACKGROUND:The protection of breastfeeding against respiratory tract infections in the first year of life has often been suggested. Few studies examined the effect of breastfeeding on respiratory tract infections after infancy. OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between breastfeeding with lower re...

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Main Authors: Ilse Tromp, Jessica Kiefte-de Jong, Hein Raat, Vincent Jaddoe, Oscar Franco, Albert Hofman, Johan de Jongste, Henriëtte Moll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5322970?pdf=render