Estimation of birth weight and gestational age during the first two weeks of life among home deliveries

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 255-257

  Wabwire Mangen, F ^a   Kigozi, G ^b   Gray, R H ^c  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^b UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Gestational age; Head and chest circumference; Low birth weight; Preterm delivery

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX;

EID: 0036890627     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(02)00249-7     Document Type: Article

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