Infants' length at birth: An independent effect on perinatal mortality

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 459-464

  Melve, Kari Klungsøyr ^a,b   Gjessing, Håkon K ^a   Skjærven, Rolv ^a   Øyen, Nina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Section for Medical Statistics   (Norway)

Author keywords

Length at birth; Perinatal mortality; Risk assessment; Weight length ratio

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STILLBIRTH;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FORECASTING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NORWAY; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034126197     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2000.079006459.x     Document Type: Article

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