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Effect of breast feeding on intelligence in children: prospective study, sibling pairs analysis, and meta-analysis
BMJ 2006; 333 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38978.699583.55 (Published 02 November 2006) Cite this as: BMJ 2006;333:945
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