Maternal haemoglobin and premature child delivery

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 480-486

  Arafa, M ^a   Abou Zied, H ^a   Attia, A F ^b   Youssof, M ^c  

^a High Institute of Public Health Egypt   (Egypt)

^b Preventive Medicine Department   (Egypt)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Egypt)

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EID: 0006392758     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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