Nutritional status of children under five years of age in Shire Indaselassie, North Ethiopia: Examining the prevalence and risk factors

Kontakt

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages e161-e170

  Brhane, Gezae ^a   Regassa, Nigatu ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b HAWASSA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Malnutrition; Shire Indaselassie; Tigray; Under five children

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964237845     PISSN: 12124117     EISSN: 18047122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.06.003     Document Type: Article

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