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Protein Requirements of Infants: an Operational Assessment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

J. C. Waterlow
J. C. Waterlow
Affiliation:
Division of Clinical Sciences, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Keppel Street. London WC1E 7HT
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Symposium on ‘Protein requirements’
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 49 , Issue 3 , October 1990 , pp. 499 - 506
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1990

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