Effect of urbanisation on the nutritional status of primary school children in Lagos - Nigeria

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 123-131

  Abidoye, R O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Lagos; Nutritional status; Urban primary school

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041931377     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443971370110     Document Type: Article

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