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Growth, nutritional status and anemia in Indian adolescents

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Mukherjee, S.B. Growth, nutritional status and anemia in Indian adolescents. Indian Pediatr 53, 905–906 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-016-0956-3

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