Low birth weight and normal birth weight newborns of Kolkata, India: Comparison of some maternal risk factors

International Journal of Anthropology

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 241-246

  Bisai, Samiran ^a,b   Mahalanabis, Dilip ^b   Bose, Kaushik ^a  

^a VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SOCIETY FOR APPLIED STUDIES   (India)

Author keywords

Hemoglobin; India; Kolkata; Low birth weight

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548695930     PISSN: 03939383     EISSN: 18243096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11599-007-9026-5     Document Type: Article

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