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Growth retardation and stunting of children in developing countries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Peter G. Lunn
Peter G. Lunn
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Anthropology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3DZ, UK
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British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 88 , Issue 2 , August 2002 , pp. 109 - 110
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2002

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