Prevalence of Malnutrition and Associated Factors among Under-Five Children in Pastoral Communities of Afar Regional State, Northeast Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 2019, Issue , 2019, Pages

  Gebre, Abel ^a   Surender Reddy, P ^a   Mulugeta, Afework ^b   Sedik, Yayo ^c   Kahssay, Molla ^a  

^a SAMARA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c Afar Regional Health Bureau   (Ethiopia)

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EID: 85067793970     PISSN: 20900724     EISSN: 20900732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2019/9187609     Document Type: Article

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