Involving rural Kenyan women in the development of nutritionally improved weaning foods: Nutribusiness strategy

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 335-342

  Muroki, Nelson M ^a   Maritim, Gabriel K ^a   Karuri, Edward G ^a   Tolong, Hilary K ^a   Imungi, Jasper K ^a   Kogi Makau, Wambui ^a   Maman, Suzanne ^a   Carter, Eloise ^b   Maretzki, Audrey N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031280971     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3182(97)70248-6     Document Type: Article

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