Stunting in an Andean Community: Prevalence and Etiology

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 229-240

  Berti, Peter R ^a,b   Leonard, William R ^a   Berti, Wilma J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0009165963     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1998)10:2<229::aid-ajhb8>3.0.co;2-f     Document Type: Article

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