The effects of breastfeeding on childhood BMI: a propensity score matching approach

BACKGROUND: Many studies have found a statistical association between breastfeeding and childhood adiposity. This paper investigates whether breastfeeding has an effect on subsequent childhood body mass index (BMI) using propensity scores to account for confounding. METHODS: We use data from the Mil...

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Autores principales: Gibson, Laura A, Hernández Alava, Mónica, Kelly, Michael P, Campbell, Michael J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5939873/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27613768
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdw093

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5939873/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27613768
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdw093

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