Anaemia- And malaria-attributable low birthweight in two populations in Papua New Guinea

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 547-555

  Brabin, B ^a   Piper, C ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALARIA; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SPLENOMEGALY;

ANEMIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 0031280082     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014469700005312     Document Type: Article

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