Frequency of prenatal care visits by ethnic minority mothers and association with infant birthweight in Bac Kan province, Vietnam

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-

  Hien, Nguyen Thanh ^a   Ushijima, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MINORITY GROUP; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; VIET NAM;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; VIETNAM;

EID: 20844441579     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0049475054036823     Document Type: Article

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