Early Human Development
Volume 85, Issue 11 , Pages 701-704 , November 2009

The knowns and unknowns of human milk banking

  • Karen Simmer

      Affiliations

    • University of Western Australia and Women, WA, Australia
    • Perron Rotary Express Milk Bank (PREM Bank), King Edward Memorial Hospital, Subiaco, WA, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia, M550. 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley WA 6009, Australia.
    • ,
  • Ben Hartmann

      Affiliations

    • Perron Rotary Express Milk Bank (PREM Bank), King Edward Memorial Hospital, Subiaco, WA, Australia

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PII: S0378-3782(09)00182-0

doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2009.08.054

Early Human Development
Volume 85, Issue 11 , Pages 701-704 , November 2009

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