Historical trends in low birth weight: Commentary

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-100

  Brosco, Jeffrey P ^a   Sanders, Lee M ^a   Guez, Ghislaine ^a   Lantos, John D ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEWBORN CARE; NOTE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PREMATURE BIRTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73449140483     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.255     Document Type: Note

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