Relationships between Wasting and Stunting and Their Concurrent Occurrence in Ghanaian Preschool Children.

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Published in J Nutr Metab on June 09, 2016

Authors

Mahama Saaka1, Sylvester Zackaria Galaa2

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Community Nutrition, School of Allied Health Sciences, University for Development Studies, P.O. Box TL 1883, Tamale, Ghana.
2: Department of Social, Political and Historical Studies, Faculty of Integrated Development Studies, University for Development Studies, P.O. Box 520, Wa, Ghana.

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