One-fourth of the prisoners are underweight in Northern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Despite the fact that prisoners are exposed to different health problems, prison health problems are often overlooked by researchers and no previous study has investigated nutritional problems of prisoners in Ethiopia. Methods Cross-sectional data were collected from 809 prisoner...
Main Authors: | Semaw Ferede Abera, Kelemework Adane |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-05-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4410-9 |
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