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Growth Faltering in Small and Sick Newborn Infants: Does it Matter?

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  1. Robert Harding Chair in Global Child Health & Policy, Co-Director & Director Research, SickKids Centre for Global Child Health, The Hospital for Sick Childrens, Toronto, Canada

    Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

  2. Institute for Global Health & Development, The Aga Khan University, South Central Asia, East Africa & United Kingdom, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan

    Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

  3. Departments of Paediatrics, Nutritional Sciences and Public Health, University of Toronto, SickKids Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, 686 Bay Street, Toronto, ON, M5G A04, Canada

    Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

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Bhutta, Z.A. Growth Faltering in Small and Sick Newborn Infants: Does it Matter?. Indian Pediatr 59, 753–754 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-022-2615-1

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