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Editorial
. 2020 Mar 26;12(4):899.
doi: 10.3390/nu12040899.

Human Milk and Lactation

Maria Lorella Gianni  1   2 , Daniela Morniroli  1 , Maria Enrica Bettinelli  2 , Fabio Mosca  1   2
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Editorial

Human Milk and Lactation

Maria Lorella Gianni et al. Nutrients. .

Abstract

Human milk is uniquely tailored to meet infants' specific nutritional requirements [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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