Annex: references
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High-impact areas for health visiting (ages 0 to 5)
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5. Babic A, Sasamoto N, Rosner BA and others. JAMA Oncology 2020: volume 6, issue 6, article e200421.
6. Tham R, Bowatte G and others. Acta Paediatrica 2015: volume 104, issue 467, pages 62 to 84.
7. Thompson JMD, Tanabe K and others. Pediatrics 2017: volume 140, issue 5, article e20171324.
8. Rito AI, Buoncristiano M and others. Obesity Facts 2019: volume 12, issue 2, pages 226 to 243.
9. 膯wiek D, Zimny M and others. European Journal of Midwifery 2023: volume 7 (supplement 1), article A78.
10. Chambers A, Emmott EH, Myers S and Page AE. International Breastfeeding Journal 2023: volume 18, article number 14.
11. Rankin J, Matthews L and others. Adolescent Health, Medicine and Therapeutics 2016L volume 14, issue 1, pages 125 to 146.
High-impact areas for school nursing (ages 5 to 19)
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