Birth weight patterns by gestational age in Brazil

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 619-625

  Pedreira, Carlos E ^a   Pinto, Francisco A ^b   Pereira, Silvia P ^a   Costa, Elaine S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Fetal growth; Gestational age; Newborn; Postterm; Preterm

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAZIL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUE;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAZIL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MALE; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 79959362870     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: 16782690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0001-37652011005000008     Document Type: Article

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