Indonesia's Crisis Causes Considerable Weight Loss among Mothers and Adolescents.
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چکیده
1 Regional Nutrition Advisor, Hellen Keller international (HKI), Asia Pacific Regional officer 2 Regional Director, HKI Asia Pacific & Country Director, HKI, Indonesia Regional officer 3 Director, Field Operation & Data Management, HKI Indonesia 4 Field Director, SUMMIT Program, HKI Indonesia 5 Deputy Director, HKI Indonesia 6 National Institute for Health Research & Development, Jakarta, Indonesia 7 Senior Staff, Nutrition Research & Development Center, Bogor, Indonesia 8 Head, Central Java Provincial Research Council, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Malaysian journal of nutrition
دوره 6 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000