Relationships between undernutrition, infection, and growth and development

Human Evolution

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 233-248

  Ulijaszek, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth and development; Immune system; Infection; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 2842539405     PISSN: 03939375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02436627     Document Type: Article

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