Anemia in young children of the Muynak district of Karakalpakistan, Uzbekistan: Prevalence, type, and correlates

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 805-807

  Giebel, Herbert N ^a   Suleymanova, Diloram ^b   Evans, Gregory W ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Anemia   (Uzbekistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PICA; PREVALENCE; UZBEKISTAN; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0031813470     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.88.5.805     Document Type: Article

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