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- Title
Lactation is associated with greater maternal bone size and bone strength later in life.
- Authors
Wiklund, P K; Xu, L; Wang, Q; Mikkola, T; Lyytikäinen, A; Völgyi, E; Munukka, E; Cheng, S M; Alen, M; Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, S; Cheng, S
- Abstract
The association between lactation and bone size and strength was studied in 145 women 16 to 20 years after their last parturition. Longer cumulative duration of lactation was associated with larger bone size and strength later in life.
- Publication
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2012, Vol 23, Issue 7, p1939
- ISSN
1433-2965
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00198-011-1790-z