Identifying high-risk babies born in the community using foot length measurement at birth in Uganda

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 20-26

  Nabiwemba, E ^a   Marchant, T ^c   Namazzi, G ^b   Kadobera, D ^b   Waiswa, P ^d  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

^b Iganga Mayuge Health and Demographic Surveillance Site   (Uganda)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anthropometric; Low birthweight; Newborn; Premature; Surrogate

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOOT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREMATURITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UGANDA;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BIRTH WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UGANDA;

EID: 84871014257     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2012.01383.x     Document Type: Article

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