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Food-based nutrition education and hygiene can improve the growth of stunted children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

J. H. Himes  and
D. R. Jacobs Jr
J. H. Himes
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, 1300 South Second Street, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
D. R. Jacobs Jr
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, 1300 South Second Street, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
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British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 91 , Issue 5 , May 2004 , pp. 657 - 659
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2004

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