Socio-demographic factors causing anaemia in adolescent girls in Meerut

Health and Population: Perspectives and Issues

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 198-203

  Singh, Rita ^a  

^a MLN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; Anaemia; Education; Socio demographic characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349695996     PISSN: 02536803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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