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Authors
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1 The Department of Social and Preventive Medicine and Paediatrics, Regional
Medical College, Imphal, Manipur, IN
Source
The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 18, No 4 (1981), Pagination: 139-143
Abstract
Protein energy malnutrition (PEM) is widely prevalent in the developing countries. Severe forms of the disease is an important cause of child mortality. Growth retardation has been blamed to affect the intellectual development of children.