Birthweight and early neonatal health: Bangladesh perspective

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 542-547

  Ullah, Anayet ^a,b   Barman, Arunodaya ^a   Haque, Jawadul ^b   Khanum, Merina ^b   Bari, Iqbal ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b RAJSHAHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Birth asphyxia; Birthweight; Early neonatal morbidity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APGAR SCORE; BANGLADESH; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350029115     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2009.01063.x     Document Type: Article

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