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Cross-Cultural Studies in Health and Illness
Volume 9, 1985 - Issue 2: Biocultural Factors Affecting Infant Feeding and Growth
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Research on determinants of breastfeeding duration: Suggestions for biocultural studies

Lindsay H. Allen Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06268
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Gretel H. Pelto Associate Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06268
Pages 97-105 | Published online: 12 May 2010

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