articleArchives of General PsychiatryMay 1, 2008Closed access

Breastfeeding and Child Cognitive Development

McGill University

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Abstract

Objective

To assess whether prolonged and exclusive breastfeeding improves children's cognitive ability at age 6.5 years.

Design

Cluster-randomized trial, with enrollment from June 17, 1996, to December 31, 1997, and follow-up from December 21, 2002, to April 27, 2005.

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1,021
total citations
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100%
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Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Breastfeeding
  • Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence
  • Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
  • Cluster randomised controlled trial
  • Intelligence quotient
  • Medicine
  • Confounding
  • Randomized controlled trial
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Quality Education
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