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Body size, body composition and motor performances of mild-to-moderately undernourished Senegalese children

E. Benefice Institut Français de Recherche Scientifique pour le Développement en Coopération, Montpellier, France
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R. Malina Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA
Pages 307-321 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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