Senegalese grandmothers promote improved maternal and child nutrition practices: the guardians of tradition are not averse to change.

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Published in Soc Sci Med on September 01, 2004

Authors

Judi Aubel1, Ibrahima Touré, Mamadou Diagne

Author Affiliations

1: Via Aventina 30, Rome, Italy 00153. judiaubel@hotmail.com

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