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G B Spurr1, D L Dufour, J C Reina

  • 1Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wilwaukee 53226, USA.

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
|March 3, 1998
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AmericasBiologyColombiaComparative StudiesDeveloping CountriesLactationLatin AmericaMaternal PhysiologyMuscular EffectsPhysiologyPostpartum WomenPuerperiumReproductionResearch MethodologyResearch ReportSouth AmericaStudies

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