Iron deficiency was not the major cause of anemia in rural women of reproductive age in Sidama zone, southern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.

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Published in PLoS One on September 12, 2017

Authors

Tafere Gebreegziabher1,2, Barbara J Stoecker3

Author Affiliations

1: School of Nutrition, Food Science and Technology, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
2: Department of Health Sciences, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington, United States of America.
3: Department of Nutritional Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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