Breast-feeding and its role in early development of the immune system in infants: consequences for health later in life.

J Nutr

Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Beta Sciences, Utrecht University, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Published: September 2008

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