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An Appraisal of the Adequacy of Dietary Mineral Intakes in Developing Countries for Bone Growth and Development in Children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 December 2007

Ann Prentice  and
Christopher J. Bates
Ann Prentice
Affiliation:
MRC Dunn Nutrition Unit, Cambridge, UK, and Keneba, The Gambia
Christopher J. Bates
Affiliation:
MRC Dunn Nutrition Unit, Cambridge, UK, and Keneba, The Gambia
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Nutrition Research Reviews , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , January 1993 , pp. 51 - 69
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