Household structure and children's nutritional status in Ethiopia

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Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 113-130

  Gurmu, Eshetu ^a   Etana, Dula ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

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EID: 84886071880     PISSN: 00166987     EISSN: 20355556     Source Type: Journal    
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