Anemia and Its Relationship with Academic Performance among Adolescent School Girls in Kebena District, Southwest Ethiopia

Anemia and Its Relationship with Academic Performance among Adolescent School Girls in Kebena District, Southwest Ethiopia

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1 Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopia
2 Addis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Ethiopia
3 School of Public Health, Collage of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Ethiopia

Article Notes and Dates

Biotechnology and Health Sciences: February 2017, 4(1); e13431.Published Online: February 12, 2017
Article Type: Research Article; Received: October 29, 2016; Revised: December 25, 2016; Accepted: January 29, 2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17795/bhs-43458
To Cite : Teni M, Shiferaw S, Asefa F. Anemia and Its Relationship with Academic Performance among Adolescent School Girls in Kebena District, Southwest Ethiopia, Biotech Health Sci. 2017 ;4(1):e13431. doi: 10.17795/bhs-43458.
Abstract
1. Background
2. Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Acknowledgements
Footnotes
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