Are babies getting bigger? An analysis of birthweight trends in New South Wales, 1990-2005

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 190, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 312-315

  Hadfield, Ruth M ^a   Lain, Samantha J ^a   Simpson, Judy M ^b   Ford, Jane B ^a   Raynes Greenow, Camille H ^a   Morris, Jonathan M ^c   Roberts, Christine L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL SMOKING; MEDICAL RECORD; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 63249094988     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02420.x     Document Type: Article

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