Author’s response to reviews Title: Analysis of nutritional adequacy of local foods for meeting dietary requirements of children aged 6-23 months in rural central Tanzania Authors: Jofrey
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Title: Analysis of nutritional adequacy of local foods for meeting dietary requirements of children aged 6-23 months in rural central Tanzania Authors: Jofrey Raymond ([email protected]) Morris Agaba ([email protected]) Clara Mollay ([email protected]) Jerman Rose ([email protected]) Neema Kassim ([email protected]) Version: 1 Date: 06 Jul 2017 Author’s response to reviews: Response to Reviewers Comments (Manuscript Number: AOPH-D-17-00077) I am very much thankful to the reviewers for their deep and thorough review. I have revised my present manuscript in the light of their useful suggestions and comments. Number wise answers to their specific comments/suggestions/queries are as follows.
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Analysis of nutritional adequacy of local foods for meeting dietary requirements of children aged 6-23 months in rural central Tanzania
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