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Adolescent nutritional status in developing countries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2007

Kathleen M. Kurz
Kathleen M. Kurz
Affiliation:
International Center for Research on Women, 1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA
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Symposium on ‘Adolescent Nutrition: Are We Doing Enough?’
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 55 , Issue 1B , March 1996 , pp. 319 - 331
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1996

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