A comparative study of clinical and sociocultural aspects of anaemia among adolescent girls in rural Ghana

Acta Tropica

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 123-138

  Akua Agyepong, Irene ^a   Koryo Wellington, Edith ^b   Ablordey Abbey, Mercy ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Ghana)

^b Health Research Unit Ghana Health Service   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; Anaemia; Community perceptions; Malaria

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURE; ANEMIA; ATTITUDE; CULTURE; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; MALARIA; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION;

ADOLESCENTS; ANAEMIA; GA-ADANGME PEOPLE; MALARIA; PERCEPTION STUDY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

GHANA;

EID: 0030612997     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(97)00659-1     Document Type: Article

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