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Breast-feeding, fetal loss and childhood acute leukaemia

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The results presented support the hypothesis that prolonged breast-feeding may protect against childhood acute leukaemia and suggest an association with a maternal history of repeated miscarriages.

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  1. Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, INSERM U170, 16 avenue Paul Vaillant Couturier, 94800, Villejuif Cedex, France

    Florence Perrillat, Jacqueline Clavel, Isabelle Jaussent & Denis Hémon

  2. Department of Paediatric Haematology, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France

    André Baruchel & Gérard Schaison

  3. Department of Paediatric Haematology, Armand Trousseau Hospital, Paris, France

    Guy Leverger

  4. Department of Paediatric Haematology-Oncology, Jeanne de Flandre Hospital, Lille, France

    Brigitte Nelken

  5. Department of Paediatric Oncology, Debrousse Hospital, Lyon, France

    Noël Philippe

  6. Department of Paediatric Oncology, Brabois Hospital, Nancy, France

    Danièle Sommelet

  7. Department of Paediatric Haematology-Immunology, Robert Debré Hospital, Paris, France

    Etienne Vilmer

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Perrillat, F., Clavel, J., Jaussent, I. et al. Breast-feeding, fetal loss and childhood acute leukaemia. Eur J Pediatr 161, 235–237 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-001-0906-4

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