Prevalence and differentials of low birth weight in Niamey, Niger

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 72-77

  Mock, N B ^a   Mercer, D M ^a   Setzer, J C ^b   Magnani, R J ^a   Tankari, K ^c   Brown, L ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c WHO Country Office   (Mali)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NIGER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NIGER; PARITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0028209044     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/40.2.72     Document Type: Article

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