The incidence of low birth weight in 5000 liveborn infants and the etiology of fetal risk factors

Marmara Medical Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 46-51

  Altuncu, Emel ^a,b   Kavuncuoǧlu, Sultan ^a   Gökmirza, Pinar Özdemir ^a   Albayrak, Zeynel ^a   Arduç, Ayfer ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

^b Istanbul Bakirkoy Women and Children Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Incidence; Low birth weight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREECH PRESENTATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPARA; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 43449099416     PISSN: 10191941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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