Chemical Contaminants in Breast Milk and Their Impacts on Children's Health: An Overview
Chemical Contaminants in Breast Milk and Their Impacts on Children's Health: An Overview
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United States: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. National Institutes of Health. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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English
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United States: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. National Institutes of Health. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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Human milk is the best source of nutrition for infants. Breast milk contains the optimal balance of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins for developing babies, and it provides a range of benefits for growth, immunity, and development. Unfortunately, breast milk is not pristine. Contamination of human milk is widespread and is the consequence of decade...
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Chemical Contaminants in Breast Milk and Their Impacts on Children's Health: An Overview
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1240884
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1240884
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0091-6765
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1552-9924
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10.1289/ehp.021100313
