Prevalence of Anemia and Its Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Health Institutions of Arba Minch Town, Gamo Gofa Zone, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Anemia

Volumn 2016, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Bekele, Alemayehu ^a   Tilahun, Marelign ^b   Mekuria, Aleme ^a  

^a Arba Minch College of Health Sciences   (Ethiopia)

^b DEBRE TABOR UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

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EID: 84960969865     PISSN: 20901267     EISSN: 20901275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2016/1073192     Document Type: Article

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