Why do Aboriginal newborns weigh less? Determinants of birthweight for gestation

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 498-503

  Blair, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal birthweight; intra uterine growth; ultrasound estimation of gestation

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030464522     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1996.tb00962.x     Document Type: Article

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