Modeling the effects of nutritional and socioeconomic factors on the growth and morbidity of kenyan school children

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 317-326

  Bhargava, Alok ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 0000811171     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(1999)11:3<317::AID-AJHB4>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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