Childhood anemia and vitamin A deficiency in rural Bangladesh

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 771-777

  Faruque, Abu S G ^a,d   Khan, Ashraful I ^a   Malek, Mohammed A ^a   Huq, Sayeeda ^a   Wahed, Mohammed A ^a   Salam, Mohammed A ^a   Fuchs, George J ^b   Khaled, Mohammed A ^c  

^a ICDDR B Centre for Health and Population Research   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d ICDDRB Clinical Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

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EID: 33750217184     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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