Dietary intakes and micronutrient adequacy related to the changing livelihoods of two pastoralist communities in Samburu, Kenya

Current Anthropology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 475-482

  Iannotti, Lora ^a   Lesorogol, Carolyn ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 84904422974     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/677107     Document Type: Article

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