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Editorial
. 2001 Mar 17;322(7287):625-6.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7287.625.

Does the duration of breast feeding matter?

I Booth
Editorial

Does the duration of breast feeding matter?

I Booth. BMJ. .
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