Maternal factors influencing the occurrence of low birthweight in northern Vietnam

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 327-333

  Hoa, Dinh Phuong ^a,d   Huong, To Thanh ^a   Hoa, Vuong Thi ^b   Höjer, Bengt ^c   Persson, Lars Åke ^d  

^a Institute for Protection of Children's Health   (Viet Nam)

^b Thai Binh Medical College   (Viet Nam)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEWBORN; NUTRITION; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL CLASS; VIET NAM; WORKLOAD;

BIRTHWEIGHT; MALNUTRITION; MOTHERS' HEALTH; RURAL WOMEN;

VIETNAM;

EID: 0029949587     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724936.1996.11747845     Document Type: Article

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