Breastfeeding policies and practices in health care facilities in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
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2010;23(1) S Afr J Clin Nutr ab Marais D, B Nutr (SU), M Nutr (SU), PhD (SU) a Koornhof HE, BSc Diet a du Plessis LM, MNutr a Naude CE, MNutr a Smit K, BSc Diet a Hertzog E, BSc Diet a Treurnicht R, BSc Diet a Alexander M, BSc Diet a Cruywagen L, BSc Diet a Kosaber I, BSc Diet a Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa b Currently – Population Health, Division of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK Correspondence to: Dr Debbi Marais, e-mail: [email protected]
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