Risk of low birth weight associated with family poverty in Korea

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1670-1674

  Lee, Bong Joo ^a   Lim, Se Hee ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Korea; Low birth weight; Poverty; Prenatal services

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957238910     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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