Food aversion and craving among pregnant women in Akure, Ondo state, Nigeria

International Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 100-103

  Olusanya, Joseph O ^a   Ogundipe, Folashade O ^a  

^a TAI SOLARIN UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aversion; Craving; Nutritional status; Pregnant; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865051381     PISSN: 18163319     EISSN: 1818779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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