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Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 79, 1985 - Issue 5
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Anaemia and iron status of pregnant and non-pregnant women in the guinea savanna of Nigeria

H. S. IsahDepartment of Chemical Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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A. F. FlemingDepartment of Haematology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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I. A. O. UjahDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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C. C. EkwempuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
Pages 485-493 | Received 25 Apr 1984, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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