Nutritional status of primary school children from low income households in Kuala Lumpur

Malaysian Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-32

  Shariff, Zalilah Mohd ^a   Bond, Jenny Taylor ^b   Johson, Nan E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85077114026     PISSN: 1394035X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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