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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Breastfeeding, growth and growth standards: Performance of the WHO growth standards for monitoring growth of Belgian children

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Pages 2-9 | Received 12 Nov 2008, Accepted 01 Jun 2009, Published online: 08 Dec 2009

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