Prevalence of anaemia, deficiencies of iron and folic acid and their determinants in ethiopian women

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 359-368

  Haidar, Jemal ^a,b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Community based studies; Cross sectional studies; Ethiopia; Folic acid; Iron deficiency; Iron deficiency

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITIC DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049382046     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v28i4.6042     Document Type: Article

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