Rapid assessment for coexistence of vitamin B12 and iron deficiency anemia among adolescent males and females in northern himalayan state of India

Anemia

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Bhardwaj, Ashok ^a   Kumar, Dinesh ^a   Raina, Sunil Kumar ^a   Bansal, Pardeep ^a   Bhushan, Satya ^b   Chander, Vishav ^a  

^a Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College Kangra   (India)

^b Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College   (India)

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EID: 84881516887     PISSN: 20901267     EISSN: 20901275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/959605     Document Type: Article

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