National birthweight percentiles by gestational age for twins born in Australia

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 278-282

  Roberts, C L ^a   Lancaster, P A L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Gestational age; Percentiles; Population based; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH RATE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTHERS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TWINS;

EID: 0033010089     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1999.00354.x     Document Type: Article

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