A study of maternal factors and birth weight in a border District of Uttar Pradesh: A hospital based study

Indian Journal of Community Health

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 86-90

  Kaushal, Suneel Kumar ^a   Misra, S K ^a   Gupta, S C ^a   Singh, R ^a  

^a S N MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Age of mother; Birth weight; Gestational period; Mode of delivery; Parity; Sex of baby

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864106659     PISSN: 09717587     EISSN: 22489509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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