Anemia and iron status of Malay women attending an antenatal clinic in Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1304-1307

  Hassan, Rosline ^a   Abdullah, Wan Zaidah ^a   Nik Hussain, Nik Hazlina ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

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EID: 30344437912     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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