Effect of the interaction between high altitude and socioeconomic factors on birth weight in a large sample from South America

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 305-310

  López Camelo, Jorge S ^a,b   Campaña, Hebe ^a   Santos, Rita ^a   Poletta, Fernando A ^a,b  

^a Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Celular   (Argentina)

^b CEMIC   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Altitude; Birth weight; Interaction risk; Socioeconomic level

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AMERICA;

ALTITUDE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 31344459013     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20274     Document Type: Article

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