Cord C-peptide and insulin-like growth factor-I, birth weight, and placenta weight among North African and Belgian neonates

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 189, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1779-1784

  Delvaux, Thérèse ^a   Buekens, Pierre ^b   Thoumsin, Henri ^c   Dramaix, Michèle ^d   Collette, Julien ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Birth weight; C peptide; Immigrants; Insulin like growth factor I; Placenta

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEWBORN; NORTH AFRICA; PARITY; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0347357734     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(03)00808-1     Document Type: Article

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