Malaria in pregnancy: The difficulties in measuring birthweight

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 671-678

  Rijken, M J ^a,b   Rijken, J A ^a   Papageorghiou, A T ^c   Kennedy, S H ^c   Visser, G H A ^b   Nosten, F ^a,d,e   McGready, R ^a,d,e  

^a SHOKLO MALARIA RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Birthweight; gestational age; malaria; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALARIA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SMOKING; ULTRASOUND; UTERUS FUNDUS HEIGHT;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REFERENCE STANDARDS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 79954559860     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02880.x     Document Type: Review

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