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Baby-friendly hospitals: only the better, but not the best

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    R R Das

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, India

    S S Naik

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Das, R., Naik, S. Baby-friendly hospitals: only the better, but not the best. Eur J Clin Nutr 66, 1077 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2012.64

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