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Original Research

The Size of Anterior Fontanelle and Its Determinants at Birth Among Neonates in Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Dawit Habte Woldeyes1 Anatomy Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mengstu Desalegn Kiros1 Anatomy Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7120-4671View further author information
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Belta Asnakew Abegaz1 Anatomy Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6345-2018View further author information
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Ashenafi Abate Woya2 Department of Statistics, College of Science, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2612-4370View further author information
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Pages 477-483 | Published online: 07 Dec 2020

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