Extent of Anaemia among Preschool Children in EAG States, India: A Challenge to Policy Makers

Anemia

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Singh, Rakesh Kumar ^a   Patra, Shraboni ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES   (India)

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EID: 84918532486     PISSN: 20901267     EISSN: 20901275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/868752     Document Type: Article

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