The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 7 , Pages 656-663.e1 , July 2009

Breastfeeding in Infancy and Adult Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

  • Nisha I. Parikh, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Mass
    • Cardiovascular Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass
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  • Shih-Jen Hwang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Mass
    • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md
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  • Erik Ingelsson, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Mass
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  • Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM

      Affiliations

    • The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Mass
    • Preventive Medicine and Cardiology Sections, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass
    • Epidemiology Section, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
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  • Caroline S. Fox, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Mass
    • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md
    • Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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  • Ramachandran S. Vasan, MD

      Affiliations

    • The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Mass
    • Preventive Medicine and Cardiology Sections, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass
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  • Joanne M. Murabito, MD, ScM

      Affiliations

    • The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Mass
    • Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Joanne M. Murabito, MD, ScM, 73 Mount Wayte Ave, #2, Framingham, MA 01702

  • Image Result

    Creation of study sample based on Framingham Offspring (maternal) breastfeeding information.

    Creation of study sample based on Framingham Offspring (maternal) breastfeeding information.

 Funding: Supported by a National Institute of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, contract N01-HC-25195, 2K24 HL 04334 (RSV).

 Conflict of Interest: None.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data and played a role in writing this manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00290-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.11.034

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 7 , Pages 656-663.e1 , July 2009

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