Breastfeeding and asthma and allergies: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Royal Children's Hospital · The University of Melbourne · +3 more institutions
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Abstract
Aim
To systematically review the association between breastfeeding and childhood allergic disease.
Methods
Predetermined inclusion/exclusion criteria identified 89 articles from PubMed, CINAHL and EMBASE databases. Meta-analyses performed for categories of breastfeeding and allergic outcomes. Meta-regression explored heterogeneity.
Citation impact
580
total citations
- FWCI
- 31.47
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- 100%
- References
- 120
Citations per year
Authors
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Royal Children's Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
- DTDJ Tan
University of Tasmania, The University of Melbourne
- MLMXZ Lau
The University of Melbourne
- XDXin Dai
The University of Melbourne
- RTRachel Tham
The University of Melbourne
Topics & keywords
Topics
Keywords
- Breastfeeding
- Medicine
- Asthma
- CINAHL
- Allergy
- Meta-analysis
- Environmental health
- Pediatrics
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Reduced inequalities
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