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Vancouver

Alhazmi S, Alshehri L, Alyahya M, AlMadani R, Aboalrasheeed R, Metwally R, et al. The association between iron deficiency anemia and cognitive abilities among female university students. ELECTRON J GEN MED. 2024;21(2):em576. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/14353

APA

Alhazmi, S., Alshehri, L., Alyahya, M., AlMadani, R., Aboalrasheeed, R., Metwally, R., Alotaishan, S., AlSheikh, R., Abdalla, A., Abuzaid, O., Sebastian, T., & Goja, A. M. (2024). The association between iron deficiency anemia and cognitive abilities among female university students. Electronic Journal of General Medicine, 21(2), em576. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/14353

AMA

Alhazmi S, Alshehri L, Alyahya M, et al. The association between iron deficiency anemia and cognitive abilities among female university students. ELECTRON J GEN MED. 2024;21(2), em576. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/14353

Chicago

Alhazmi, Shmookh, Lamya Alshehri, Manal Alyahya, Reema AlMadani, Rose Aboalrasheeed, Reham Metwally, Sara Alotaishan, Rasha AlSheikh, Ahmed Abdalla, Omar Abuzaid, Tunny Sebastian, and Arafat Mohammed Goja. "The association between iron deficiency anemia and cognitive abilities among female university students". Electronic Journal of General Medicine 2024 21 no. 2 (2024): em576. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/14353

Harvard

Alhazmi, S., Alshehri, L., Alyahya, M., AlMadani, R., Aboalrasheeed, R., Metwally, R., . . . Goja, A. M. (2024). The association between iron deficiency anemia and cognitive abilities among female university students. Electronic Journal of General Medicine, 21(2), em576. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/14353

MLA

Alhazmi, Shmookh et al. "The association between iron deficiency anemia and cognitive abilities among female university students". Electronic Journal of General Medicine, vol. 21, no. 2, 2024, em576. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/14353