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Comment
. 2007 May;92(3):F158-9.
doi: 10.1136/adc.2006.106716.

Banking for the future: investing in human milk

Anthony F Williams  1 , Camilla C Kingdon, Gillian Weaver
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Banking for the future: investing in human milk

Anthony F Williams et al. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2007 May.

Abstract

Perspective on the paper by Boyd et al (see page F169)

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: Gillian Weaver is chair of the charity United Kingdom Association for Milk Banking. Camilla Kingdon and Anthony Williams have been advisors to the charity. All act in an unpaid capacity.

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