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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Environmental Enteropathy and Anaemia Status Among Under-Five Children, in Slum Areas of Jimma Town, Ethiopia

Rediet Regassa1 Nutrition and Dietetics Department, Faculty of Public Health, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Markos Duguma2 Jimma University Laboratory of Drug Quality (JuLaDQ) and School of Pharmacy, Jimma, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5525-2836
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Tefera Belachew1 Nutrition and Dietetics Department, Faculty of Public Health, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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Dessalegn Tamiru1 Nutrition and Dietetics Department, Faculty of Public Health, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9534-031X
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Pages 33-43 | Received 09 Sep 2022, Accepted 31 Jan 2023, Published online: 10 Feb 2023

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