The risk factors of low birth weight infants in the Northern part of Thailand

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 358-365

  Chiowanich, Pien ^a   Mangklabruks, Ampica ^a   Rerkasem, Amaraporn ^a   Wongthanee, Antika ^a   Rerkasem, Kittipan ^a   Sritara, Piyamitr ^a   Pruenglampoo, Sakda ^a   Yipintsoi, Tada ^a   Tongsong, Theera ^a   Marshall, Tom ^a   Tantiprabha, Watcharee ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Low birth weight; Maternal; Pregnancy; Risk factors; Thais

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NUTRITION; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; THAILAND; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858392313     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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