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We thank Arden C. Miller and Julie G. Buekens for their comments and suggestions.

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    Pierre Buekens

  2. School of Public Health, Université Libre de Bruxelles, route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium

    Perrine Humblet

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Buekens, P., Humblet, P. A 15th Century “Bambino” is the Symbol of Global Maternal and Child Health. Matern Child Health J 15, 1–3 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-010-0675-7

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