Studies on the predisposing factors of protein energy malnutrition among pregnant women in a Nigerian community

Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Okwu, Gloria N ^a   Ukoha, A I ^a   Nwachukwu, N ^a   Agha, N C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Nigeria; Owerri; Predisposing factors; Pregnant women; Protein energy malnutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 40349096342     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09725997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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