Prevalence of anemia among school children in Addis Ababa

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-133

  Mekasha, Amha ^a   Zerfu, Mesfin ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SCHOOL; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 77957315573     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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