TY  - JOUR
T1  - DIarrheal deaths in american children
AU  - Cunningham AS
Y1  - 1989/05/12
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1989.03420180057012
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 2633
EP  - 2633
VL  - 261
IS  - 18
N2  - To the Editor.— 
    Since most of the deaths occurred in infants, many physicians will be surprised that in the article and the editorial on prevention of diarrheal deaths in the December 9 issue1,2 no mention was made of breast-feeding. Breast-feeding is an established means of preventing gastrointestinal illness and mortality in developed and developing nations.3-5 Moreover, the risk groups identified in the article are precisely those in which infants are least likely to be breast-fed. These include infants whose mothers are young, poor, and black and those from southern states.6 Do the authors have data on the feeding status of infants in their study?
SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1989.03420180057012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1989.03420180057012
ER  -