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A review of adolescent nutrition in South Africa: transforming adolescent lives through nutrition initiative

Stephanie V Wrottesleya SAMRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Titilola M Pedroa SAMRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaView further author information
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Caroline H Fallb MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4402-5552View further author information
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Shane A Norrisa SAMRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7124-3788View further author information
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Pages 94-132 | Received 18 Jul 2018, Accepted 07 Apr 2019, Published online: 04 Jun 2019

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