Pattern of haemoglobin among high and low altitude children of Southwestern Saudi Arabia

Journal of Family and Community Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-40

  Al Hashem, Fahaid ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Altitude; Children; Haemoglobin

Indexed keywords

EID: 48749100326     PISSN: 22308229     EISSN: 2229340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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