Validation of accuracy and community acceptance of the BIRTHweigh III scale for categorizing newborn weight in rural India

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 602-608

  Darmstadt, G L ^a   Kumar, V ^a,b   Shearer, J C ^a   Misra, R ^b   Mohanty, S ^b   Baqui, A H ^a   Coffey, P S ^c   Awasthi, S ^b   Singh, J V ^b   Santosham, M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c PATH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FAMILY ATTITUDE; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INDIA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; RURAL AREA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDITY; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BIRTH WEIGHT; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RURAL POPULATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

EID: 34848823145     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211797     Document Type: Article

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