The effects of sex, parity and maternal age on birth weights in a specialist hospital setting in Nigeria

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 657-661

  Okoro, Tosan ^a,d   Njokanma, F ^b   Goswami, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b Havana Specialist Hospital   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NIGERIA; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NIGERIA; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 10644278812     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610400007919     Document Type: Article

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