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Editor: Dr. Nevin S. Scrimshaw
Assistant Editor: Ms. Edwina B. Murray
Editorial Consultant: Ms. Sarah Jeffries
Associate Editors: Dr. Hernán Delgado, Director, Institute of
Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP), Guatemala City,
Guatamala
Dr. Cutberto Garza, Director and Professor, Division of
Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., USA
Dr. Peter Pellet. Professor, Department of Food Science and
Nutrition, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass., USA
Dr. Aree Valyasevi, Professor and Institute Consultant. Mahidol
University, Bangkok, Thailand
© The United Nations University, 1991
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ISSN 0379-5721
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Is positive deviance in growth simply the converse of negative deviance?
Biological, nutritional, and social factors associated with intra-uterine growth retardation in Mexico City
The use of the height census of schoolchildren in Central America and Panama
The impact of maternal work status on the nutrition and health status of children
Food security issues associated with development in Thailand
Current world supplies of and requirements for essential amino acids
Health aspects of food irradiation
Traditional food-processing technology and high-protein food production
Fermented cereal gruels: Towards a solution of the weanling's dilemma
The nutritional quality and acceptability of weaning foods incorporating amaranth
UNU Programme on Food and Nutrition for Human and Social Development
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