Trends in intra-uterine growth of single live births in Southern India

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 339-341

  Antonisamy, B ^a   Sivaram, M ^a   Richard, J ^a   Rao, P S S ^b  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Schiffelin Leprosy Res/Train Ctr   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INDIA; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN; PRENATAL GROWTH; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0030466028     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/42.6.339     Document Type: Article

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