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Original Article

Feeding practice among 6–36 months old in Tanzania and Uganda: Reliability and relationship with early childhood caries, ECC

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Pages 1309-1318 | Received 07 Aug 2012, Accepted 10 Dec 2012, Published online: 21 Jan 2013

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