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Mashburn, A.J. (2014). Child Care: Promoting Healthy Development in Children. In: Gullotta, T.P., Bloom, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5999-6_151

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