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International Journal of Pediatric Obesity Volume 6, 2011 - Issue sup3: Volume 6, Issue 2, Part 2
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Is the association of breastfeeding with child obesity explained by infant weight change?

Lenie van RossemThe Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC-University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands;Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC-University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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lsie M. TaverasObesity Prevention Program, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA;Center for Child Health Care Studies, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Matthew W. GillmanObesity Prevention Program, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA;Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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Ken P. KleinmanObesity Prevention Program, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Sheryl L. Rifas-ShimanObesity Prevention Program, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Hein RaatDepartment of Public Health, Erasmus MC-University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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mily OkenObesity Prevention Program, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Pages e415-422 | Received 01 Feb 2010, Published online: 28 Oct 2010

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