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01-10-2012 | Letter to the Editors

Breastfeeding and multiple sclerosis relapses: a meta-analysis

Authors: Julia Pakpoor, Giulio Disanto, Melanie V. Lacey, Kerstin Hellwig, Gavin Giovannoni, Sreeram V. Ramagopalan

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 10/2012

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Title: Breastfeeding and multiple sclerosis relapses: a meta-analysis
Authors: Julia Pakpoor
Giulio Disanto
Melanie V. Lacey
Kerstin Hellwig
Gavin Giovannoni
Sreeram V. Ramagopalan
Publication date: 01-10-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 10/2012
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-012-6553-z

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