Socioeconomic and demographic factors associated with birth weight: A community based study in Kerala

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 872-876

  Radhakrishnan, T ^a   Thankappan, K R ^a   Vasan, R S ^a   Sarma, P S ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NEWBORN; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0034251924     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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