Birthweight by gestational age in Norway

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 440-449

  Skjærven, Rolv ^a,d   Gjessing', Håkon K ^a,b   Bakketeig, Leiv S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d Section for Medical Statistics   (Norway)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Cesarean sections; Gestational age; Preterm births; Stillbirths

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NORWAY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STANDARD; STILLBIRTH;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; NORWAY; REGISTRIES;

EID: 0005557592     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2000.079006440.x     Document Type: Article

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