Influenza pandemic preparedness in the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region
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Nutrition in the Eastern Mediterranean Region of the World Health Organization.
S107 ǂnjǟ Ǟƥơ ǂdzơ ƾǴƴǸǴdz ǍƢŬơ ǁơƾǏȍơ ƨȈŭƢǠdzơ ƨƸǐdzơ ƨǸǜǼǷ ǖLJȂƬŭơ ǩ ǂnjdz ƨȈƸǐdzơ ƨǴƴŭơ Background A complex combination of dietary practices and environmental, social and economic factors in countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) has resulted in the persistence of what is described as the double burden of malnutrition, where undernutri-tion among young ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1020-3397,1687-1634
DOI: 10.26719/emhj.18.070