Academic Pediatrics
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 21-28 , January 2010

Are 2 Weeks of Daily Breastfeeding Support Insufficient to Overcome the Influences of Formula?

Received 2 April 2009 ,Accepted 14 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2009.09.014

Academic Pediatrics
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 21-28 , January 2010

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