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The significance of awareness about iron deficiency anaemia in its prevention among Iraqi pregnant women attending primary healthcare centres

Shaymaa Abdullateef Alfadhul
1
,
Shiamaa Mohammed Ali Kadhum
2

  1. Faculty of Medicine, University of Kufa, Al Najaf, Iraq
  2. Al Najaf Health Directorate, Al Najaf, Iraq
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2023; 25(3): 250–255
Online publish date: 2023/09/30
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