Is breast truly best? Estimating the effects of breastfeeding on long-term child health and wellbeing in the United States using sibling comparisons

2014/01/30 by Cynthia G. Colen, David M. Ramey · 149 citations
Health Professions · Medicine · Psychology · #Breast feeding #Breastfeeding #Breastfeeding Practices and Influences #Demographic economics #Demography #Developmental psychology #Economics #Environmental health #Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations #Longitudinal study #Medicine #National Longitudinal Surveys #Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet #Pediatrics #Population #Psychology #Sibling #Socioeconomic status #Sociology

paper · open access · doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.01.027

published in Social Science & Medicine 109, 55-65 (Elsevier BV)

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• Breastfeeding [wikipedia]