The prevalence and determinants of iron deficiency anemia in rural Thai-Muslim pregnant women in Pattani Province

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 553-558

  Piammongkol, Sumalika ^a   Chongsuvivatwong, Virasakdi ^a   Williams, Gail ^b   Pornpatkul, Malida ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 33845761861     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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