Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in an Urban Area of Eastern Ethiopia

Anemia

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Alene, Kefyalew Addis ^a   Mohamed Dohe, Abdulahi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^b Somali Regional Health Bureau   (Ethiopia)

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EID: 84934892606     PISSN: 20901267     EISSN: 20901275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/561567     Document Type: Article

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