Birth weight has increased over a generation

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 563-569

  Chike Obi, Ugonna ^a   David, Richard J ^a,b   Coutinho, Russel ^a   Wu, Shou Yien ^a  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

birth weight; infant, low birth weight; infant, small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HIGH BIRTH WEIGHT; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIGRATION; NEGRO; NEWBORN; PARENT; RACE DIFFERENCE; REGISTRATION; UNITED STATES; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 0029838978     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008966     Document Type: Article

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