Infant feeding practice and childhood cognitive performance in South India

Sargoor R Veena; Ghattu V Krishnaveni; Krishnamachari Srinivasan; Andrew K Wills; Jacqueline C Hill; Anura V Kurpad; Sumithra Muthayya; Samuel C Karat; Mahadevu Nalinakshi; Caroline H D Fall

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Infant feeding practice and childhood cognitive performance in South India

Sargoor R Veena, Ghattu V Krishnaveni, Krishnamachari Srinivasan, Andrew K Wills, Jacqueline C Hill, Anura V Kurpad, Sumithra Muthayya, Samuel C Karat, Mahadevu Nalinakshi, Caroline H D Fall

Bristol Medical School (PHS)

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Several studies have suggested a beneficial effect of infant breastfeeding on childhood cognitive function. The main objective was to examine whether duration of breastfeeding and age at introduction of complementary foods are related to cognitive performance in 9- to 10-year-old school-aged children in South India.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	347-54
Number of pages	8
Journal	Archives of Disease in Childhood
Volume	95
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2009.165159
Publication status	Published - 2010

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