Iron deficiency anaemia among 6-to-36-month children from northern Angola
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Opportunistic screening for iron-deficiency in 6–36 month old children presenting to the paediatric emergency department
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Pediatrics
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1471-2431
DOI: 10.1186/s12887-020-02185-8