Prevalence and causes of low birth weight in India

Malaysian Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 301-313

  Bharati, P ^a   Pal, M ^a   Bandyopadhyay, M ^b   Bhakta, A ^c   Chakraborty, S ^a  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^b R G KAR MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c NRS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

ANOVA; India; Logistic regression; Low birth weight; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PUBLICATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

BIRTH WEIGHT; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTHERS; NEWSPAPERS; PREGNANCY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84862998547     PISSN: 1394035X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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