Low birthweight and mortality: The tendency to repeat low birthweight and its association with early neonatal and infant morbidity and mortality

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 507-511

  Bakketeig, Leiv S ^a   Jacobsen, Geir ^b   Skjærven, Rolv ^c   Carneiro, Isabella G ^d   Knudsen, Lisbeth B ^e  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d Arbejdstilsynet   (Denmark)

^e AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Apgar; Infant hospitalisations; Infant morbidity; Infant mortality; Low birthweight; Neonatal mortality; Recurrence of low birthweight

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; HUMAN; IMMATURITY; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

APGAR SCORE; DENMARK; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RECURRENCE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33750077777     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2006.00755.x     Document Type: Article

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