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Food intake and growth in the Maasai

Pages 17-30 | Received 05 Jul 1988, Accepted 23 Mar 1989, Published online: 31 Aug 2010

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Timothy Johns, Mythili Nagarajan, Moringe L. Parkipuny & Peter J. H. Jones. (2000) Maasai Gummivory: Implications for Paleolithic Diets and Contemporary Health. Current Anthropology 41:3, pages 454-459.
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