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. 2012 Aug 15;2012(8):CD003517. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003517.pub2

Ahn 1980.

Methods Design: retrospective cohort. 
 Quality assessment 
 Control for confounding: B. 
 Follow‐up: C. 
 Blinding: A for weight, B for length.
Participants 96 healthy U.S. infants living in Baltimore‐Washington area who were EBF for at least 6 months.
Interventions EBF = BF with no solids or liquids other than human milk for > 6 months (n = 50). 
 MBF = EBF for <= 6 months, then MBF until > 6 months (n = 46).
Outcomes Weight and length gain in first 12 months.
Notes 1. No quantitative data provided. 
 2. Data requested on weight and length gain and illnesses in first year.
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk D ‐ Not used