The effect of high altitude on birth weight in the Asir Region, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 32-35

  Ali, Muhammad E ^a,b   Khalid, Muhammad El Habib M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Altitude; Fetal birth weight; Fetal hypoxia; Maternal hypoxia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342345438     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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