Effect of gestational age misclassification on the pattern of low birthweight in Aborigines

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 84-88

  Coory, Michael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 0030973340     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1997.tb01659.x     Document Type: Article

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