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Infant care and feedingessay 1999 • Gray, Sandra J.
Turkana • Africa > Eastern Africa
This chapter discusses infant care and feeding practices of the Turkana. The focus is on biological, behavioral and environmental constraints that influence infant care, breast-feeding and weaning practices in the nomadic Turkana setting. It also dis...Infant, child, and adolescent growth, and adult physical statusessay 1999 • Little, Michael A. et al.
Turkana • Africa > Eastern Africa
This article tries to define patterns of growth, and to assess how these patterns reflect the bio-behavioral status of children in Turkana society. It also describes growth and adult physical status in the context of Turkana society and ecology as me...