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. 1983 Jan;58(1):73-4.
doi: 10.1136/adc.58.1.73.

Supplementary water for breast-fed babies in a hot and dry climate--not really a necessity

Supplementary water for breast-fed babies in a hot and dry climate--not really a necessity

N M Goldberg et al. Arch Dis Child. 1983 Jan.

Abstract

Urine osmolarity under hot and dry climatic conditions remains within the expected physiological ranges and thus shows that supplementary water for breast-fed infants is not necessary.

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