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Nathan, M.A., Roth, E.A., Fratkin, E., Wiseman, D., Harris, J. (2005). Health and Morbidity among Rendille Pastoralist Children. In: Fratkin, E., Roth, E.A. (eds) As Pastoralists Settle. Studies in Human Ecology and Adaptation, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48595-8_10
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