What are the causal effects of breastfeeding on IQ, obesity and blood pressure? Evidence from comparing high-income with middle-income cohorts

Background A novel approach is explored for improving causal inference in observational studies by comparing cohorts from high-income with low- or middle-income countries (LMIC), where confounding structures differ. This is applied to assessing causal effects of breastfeeding on child blood pressure...

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Autores principales: Brion, Marie-Jo A, Lawlor, Debbie A, Matijasevich, Alicia, Horta, Bernardo, Anselmi, Luciana, Araújo, Cora L, Menezes, Ana Maria B, Victora, Cesar G, Smith, George Davey
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2011
Materias:
Infancy and Childhood Influences on Later Health
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3147072/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21349903
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyr020

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