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Khairnar, M.R., Wadgave, U. & Shimpi, P.V. Kuppuswamy’s Socio-Economic Status Scale: A Revision of Occupation and Income Criteria for 2016. Indian J Pediatr 84, 3–6 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-016-2223-y
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