Update: Can breastfeeding and maternal diet prevent atopic dermatitis?

Colleen Little; Collin M.  Blattner; John  Young III

doi:10.5826/dpc.0703a14

Update: Can breastfeeding and maternal diet prevent atopic dermatitis?

Authors

Colleen Little University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, USA http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2841-7751
Collin M. Blattner Silver Falls Dermatology, Salem, Oregon, USA
John Young III Silver Falls Dermatology, Salem, Oregon, USA

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