Risk factors for anemia in Vietnam

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1213-1223

  Nguyen, Phuong H ^a   Nguyen, Khan G ^b   Le, Mai B ^b   Nguyen, Tam V ^b   Ha, Khoi H ^b   Bern, Caryn ^c   Flores, Rafael ^a   Martorell, Reynaldo ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Institute of Nutrition   (Viet Nam)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

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EID: 33846847834     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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