Prevalence of thinness and stunting and associated factors among adolescent school girls in Adwa Town, North Ethiopia

International Journal of Food Science

Volumn 2016, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Gebregyorgis, Tsgehana ^a   Tadesse, Takele ^a   Atenafu, Azeb ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

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EID: 84978654891     PISSN: 23567015     EISSN: 23145765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2016/8323982     Document Type: Article

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