Modulation of birthweight through gestational age and fetal growth

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-53

  Petridou, E ^a,b   Trichopoulos, D ^b   Revinthi, K ^a   Tong, D ^b   Papathoma, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GREECE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; GREECE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0029690610     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1996.tb00421.x     Document Type: Article

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