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- 365
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- 9457
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- 442-444
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Pedro A. Sánchez,
MS Swaminathan
(2005).
Hunger in Africa: the link between unhealthy people and unhealthy soils.
The Lancet
, 365
(9457)
, 442-444.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(05)17834-9
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- 10.1016/s0140-6736(05)17834-9