Breastfeeding and feeding patterns in three birth cohorts in Southern Brazil: trends and differentials Amamentação e padrões alimentares em três coortes de nascimento no Sul do Brasil: tendências e diferenciais

• Main Authors: Cesar G. Victora (Author), Alicia Matijasevich (Author), Iná S. Santos (Author), Aluisio J. D. Barros (Author), Bernardo L. Horta (Author), Fernando C. Barros (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Breastfeeding is fundamental for child health. Changes in the duration of breastfeeding are compared for three population-based cohorts of children born in 1982, 1993 and 2004 in the city of Pelotas, Southern Brazil. Samples of the 1982 and 1993 children and all of the children from the 2004 cohort...