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Comment
. 2018 Jun 1;178(6):869-870.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.1806.

Breastfeeding and Future Maternal Health-No Causal Evidence

Claudia Gragnoli  1   2   3 , Rongling Wu  2   4 , Intekhab Ahmed  1
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Breastfeeding and Future Maternal Health-No Causal Evidence

Claudia Gragnoli et al. JAMA Intern Med. .
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