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Energy and micronutrient composition of dietary and medicinal wild plants consumed during drought. Study of rural Fulani, Northeastern Nigeria

Cassius T. Lockett, Christopher C. Calvert, Louis E. Grivetti Department of Nutrition, University of California, 1 Peter J. Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA; Department of Animal Sciences, University of California, 1 Peter J. Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Pages 195-208 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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