>This was in the BMJ - here's the URL for the news item, and you can link
>from there to the full study.
>
>http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/319/7213/0/d
>
>
>The study  concluded that it was exclusive bf  for 4 months that  provided
>reduced risk.

There has also been an article, written for NMAA Members, ie the lay
public as opposed to health professionals, by the same researcher,
Wendy Oddy, in the 'NMAA Newsletter' and it will very soon be placed
on the NMAA web site, http://nmaa.asn.au. Should be there in a few
days' time.

This research was done here in Perth, Western Australia.
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Joy Anderson B.Sc. Dip.Ed. Grad.Dip.Med.Tech. IBCLC
Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia Breastfeeding Counsellor
Perth, Western Australia.   mailto:[log in to unmask]
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