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In utero seasonal food insecurity and cognitive development: Evidence from Ethiopia

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In utero seasonal food insecurity and cognitive development: Evidence from Ethiopia. / Beshir, Habtamu; Maystadt, Jean-Francois.
Lancaster: Lancaster University, Department of Economics, 2016. (Economics Working Papers Series).

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Beshir, H & Maystadt, J-F 2016 'In utero seasonal food insecurity and cognitive development: Evidence from Ethiopia' Economics Working Papers Series, Lancaster University, Department of Economics, Lancaster.

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Beshir, H., & Maystadt, J-F. (2016). In utero seasonal food insecurity and cognitive development: Evidence from Ethiopia. (Economics Working Papers Series). Lancaster University, Department of Economics.

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Beshir H, Maystadt J-F. In utero seasonal food insecurity and cognitive development: Evidence from Ethiopia. Lancaster: Lancaster University, Department of Economics. 2016 Mar. (Economics Working Papers Series).

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Beshir, Habtamu ; Maystadt, Jean-Francois. / In utero seasonal food insecurity and cognitive development: Evidence from Ethiopia. Lancaster : Lancaster University, Department of Economics, 2016. (Economics Working Papers Series).

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