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Ecology of Food and Nutrition Volume 26, 1991 - Issue 3
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The nutrition profile of the slum dwellers: A comparison with the rural poor

N. Hassan Institute of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
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K. Ahmad Institute of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Pages 203-214 | Received 11 Oct 1990, Accepted 14 Apr 1991, Published online: 31 Aug 2010

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