International Journal of
Nutrition and Metabolism

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Nutr. Metab.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2332
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJNAM
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 128

Full Length Research Paper

Urban-rural differentials in child undernutrition in Ethiopia

Sebsibe Tadesse*
  • Sebsibe Tadesse*
  • Institute of Public Health, the University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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Yinges Alemu
  • Yinges Alemu
  • College of Business and Economics, the University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 14 June 2014
  •  Accepted: 25 November 2014
  •  Published: 31 January 2015

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