The ponderal index in triplets: IV. Relationship with maternal height

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 74-77

  Rossi, Emma ^a   Szerszen, Anna ^a   Ahn, Chris ^a   Keith, Louis G ^a,b,f   Rhea, Debbie J ^c   Blickstein, Isaac ^d,e  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Study of Multiple Birth   (United States)

^c Matria Healthcare Inc   (United States)

^d KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternal height; Neonatal length; Parity; Ponderal index; Triplets

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; PARITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRIPLETS;

EID: 1442349816     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2004.014     Document Type: Article

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