Season of birth predicts mortality in rural Gambia [7]

Nature

Volumn 388, Issue 6641, 1997, Pages 434-

  Moore, Sophie E ^a   Cole, Timothy J ^a   Poskitt, Elizabeth M E ^a   Sonko, Bakary J ^a   Whitehead, Roger G ^a   McGregor, Ian A ^a   Prentice, Andrew M ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH; FETUS GROWTH; GAMBIA; HUMAN; LETTER; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; SURVIVAL;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETUS; GAMBIA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NUTRITION DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SEASONS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 1842292083     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/41245     Document Type: Letter

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