Prevalence of anemia and associated factors in child bearing age women in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Alquaiz, Aljohara M ^a   Gad Mohamed, Ashry ^b   Khoja, Tawfik A M ^c   Alsharif, Abdullah ^c   Shaikh, Shaffi Ahamed ^b   Al Mane, Hamad ^c   Aldiris, Abdallah ^c   Kazi, Ambreen ^a   Hammad, Durdana ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

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EID: 84885649060     PISSN: 20900724     EISSN: 20900732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/636585     Document Type: Article

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