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Nutritional screening and guidelines for managing the child with faltering growth

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Joosten, K., Meyer, R. Nutritional screening and guidelines for managing the child with faltering growth. Eur J Clin Nutr 64 (Suppl 1), S22–S24 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2010.44

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