Risk factors for anemia among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Jimma University Hospital, southwest Ethiopia

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 211-220

  Belachew, Tefera ^a   Legesse, Yosef ^a  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Anemia; Pregnant women; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOOKWORM INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33845728034     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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