CDC Position on Benefits of Breastfeeding and Risks of Not Breastfeeding
Author: Grummer-Strawn, CDC
Year: 2007
Resource type: Other
A letter from Laurence Grummer-Strawn, Chief, Nutrition Branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to WHO Philippines. CDC is the national public health agency for the US. An excellent letter on the benefits of breastfeeding and risks of formula with references.
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Grummer-Strawn, CDC (2007). CDC Position on Benefits of Breastfeeding and Risks of Not Breastfeeding. www.ennonline.net/cdcbenefitsbf
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