Nutrition and educational achievement

by Ernesto Pollitt

Publisher: Nutrition Education Programme, Division of Science, Technical, and Vocational Education, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization in Paris

Written in English

Published: 1984 Pages: 42 Downloads: 215

Subjects:

Malnutrition in children.,
Learning disabilities -- Nutritional aspects.

Edition Notes

Classifications
Statement	by Ernesto Pollitt.
Series	Nutrition education series ;, issue 9
LC Classifications	MLCM 93/02915 (R)
The Physical Object
Pagination	42 p. ;
Number of Pages	42
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL2619364M
LC Control Number	85185701

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