Predictors of PEM
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problem that defies standard epidemiological explanations and readymade solutions. Multifactor etiology leads to PEM; however, understanding the different ways in which they combine by place and time could help in fine-tuning the interventions that are appropriate for each community. Oman is a country in the Middle Eastern Peninsula that has achieved remarkable improvement in socio-economic status of its citizens in the last quarter of twentieth century. In the year 2002, the P
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تاریخ انتشار 2004