Which factors could explain the low birth weight paradox?

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 648-655

  da Silva, Antn̂oio Augusto Moura ^a   Bettiol, Heloisa ^b   Barbieri, Marco Antonio ^b   Brito, Luiz Gustavo Oliveira ^a   Pereira, Márcio Mendes ^a   de Aragão, Vânia Maria Farias ^a   Ribeiro, Valdinar Sousa ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MARANHÃO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Confounders (epidemiology); Infant, low birth weight; Maternal age; Prevalence; Risk factors; Smoking; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

BRAZIL; CESAREAN SECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEONATAL SCREENING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33847725472     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0034-89102006000500014     Document Type: Article

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