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Journal Abstracts and Reviews from 2006

Each month we feature information on a journal article of interest. Here are the articles featured in 2006:

• January 2006: Duration of Lactation and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes
• February 2006: Lactation and risk of endometrial cancer in Japan: a case-control study
• March 2006: Full Breastfeeding Duration and Associated Decrease in Respiratory Tract Infection in US Children
• April 2006: Repositioning Nutrition as Central to Development: A Strategy for Large-Scale Action
• May 2006: The Ethics of Donor Human Milk Banking
• June 2006: The WHO Child Growth Standards
• July 2006: State of the World's Mothers 2006: Saving the Lives of Mothers and Newborns
• August 2006: The Effects of Peer Counselors on Breastfeeding Rates in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial
• September 2006: Better Breastfeeding, Healthier Lives: How programs and providers can help women improve breastfeeding practices
• October 2006: Effect of timing of umbilical cord clamping on iron status in Mexican infants: a randomised controlled trial
• November 2006: Islam and Infant Feeding
• December 2006: Mandibular asymmetry and breastfeeding problems: experience from 11 cases