Disease-A-Month
Volume 54, Issue 6 , Pages 343-411 , June 2008

Breastfeeding

  • Anne Eglash, MD, FABM, IBCLC

      Affiliations

    • FABM: Fellow of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine.
    • IBCLC: Certified by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners.
    • ,
  • Anne Montgomery, MD, FAAFP, FABM, IBCLC

      Affiliations

    • FABM: Fellow of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine.
    • IBCLC: Certified by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners.
    • ,
  • Julie Wood, MD, FAAFP, FABM, IBCLC

      Affiliations

    • FABM: Fellow of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine.
    • IBCLC: Certified by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners.

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doi: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2008.03.001

Disease-A-Month
Volume 54, Issue 6 , Pages 343-411 , June 2008

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