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The association of prolonged breastfeeding and allergic disease in poor urban children.

The European respiratory journal - 1 Jun 2005

Obihara C C, Marais B J, Gie R P, Potter P, Bateman E D, Lombard C J, Beyers N, Kimpen J L L

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The fact that breastfeeding may protect against allergic disease remains controversial, with hardly any reports from developing countries. This study investigated the association between allergic disease in children and prolonged breastfeeding. Data were collected from a 15% random sample of households from two poor suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. Parents completed a validated International Study on Asthma...

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PMID: 15929950
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.05.00116504

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