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  1. Department of Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, 196 Innovation Drive, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, R3T 6C5

    James K. Friel Ph.D. & Wafaa A. Qasem Ph.D., M.D.

  2. Department of Pediatrics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

    James K. Friel Ph.D.

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Friel, J.K., Qasem, W.A. (2017). Infants: Transition from Breast to Bottle to Solids. In: Temple, N., Wilson, T., Bray, G. (eds) Nutrition Guide for Physicians and Related Healthcare Professionals. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49929-1_2

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