Infant care practices among resettled refugee mothers from east and central africa

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Infant care practices among resettled refugee mothers from east and central africa. / Bader, Lauren R.; Ward, Jennifer; Fouts, Hillary N.; Jaekel, Julia.

I: Children, Bind 7, Nr. 6, 63, 06.2020.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Bader, LR, Ward, J, Fouts, HN & Jaekel, J 2020, 'Infant care practices among resettled refugee mothers from east and central africa', Children, bind 7, nr. 6, 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/children7060063

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Bader, L. R., Ward, J., Fouts, H. N., & Jaekel, J. (2020). Infant care practices among resettled refugee mothers from east and central africa. Children, 7(6), [63]. https://doi.org/10.3390/children7060063

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Bader LR, Ward J, Fouts HN, Jaekel J. Infant care practices among resettled refugee mothers from east and central africa. Children. 2020 jun.;7(6). 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/children7060063

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Bader, Lauren R. ; Ward, Jennifer ; Fouts, Hillary N. ; Jaekel, Julia. / Infant care practices among resettled refugee mothers from east and central africa. I: Children. 2020 ; Bind 7, Nr. 6.

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