Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 65-71 , 1 March 2006

Breast-feeding and Mental and Motor Development at 5½ Years

  • Katy M. Clark, MA

      Affiliations

    • Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich
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  • Marcela Castillo, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Psychology Unit, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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  • Agustin Calatroni, MS

      Affiliations

    • Rho, Inc., Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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  • Tomas Walter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hematology Unit, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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  • Marisol Cayazzo, RN

      Affiliations

    • Psychology Unit, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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  • Paulina Pino, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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  • Betsy Lozoff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Human Growth and Development and Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Betsy Lozoff, MD, Center for Human Growth and Development, 300 N Ingalls, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0406

Received 23 August 2005 ,Accepted 22 November 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2005.11.003

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 65-71 , 1 March 2006

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