Comparison of birth weight by gestational age between China and the United States

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 148-151

  Zhang, Baolin ^a   Yip, Ray ^b   Wen, Feiqiu ^a   Wang, Baoqiong ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUE; UNITED STATES;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHINA; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442593977     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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