The effect of maternal age, gestational age and parity on the size of the newborn

Acta Medica Iranica

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 400-404

  Shajari, H ^a,b   Marsoosy, V ^a   Aslani, M ^a   Mohammady, M R ^a   Heshmaty, P ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anthropometric measurements; Gestational age; Maternal age; Neonate; Parity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MONITORING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PARITY; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD;

EID: 34347215892     PISSN: 00446025     EISSN: 00446025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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