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Ecology of Food and Nutrition Volume 35, 1996 - Issue 3
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Beliefs and practices in infant feeding among the Wagogo of Chigongwe (Dodoma rural district) Tanzania II. Weaning

Mara Mabilia Dipartimento di Scienze Antropologiche, Archeologiche e Storico‐territoriali, Universita di Torino, Torino, Italia
Pages 209-217 | Received 30 Apr 1994, Accepted 15 Jan 1995, Published online: 31 Aug 2010

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