Association of birth length and risk of hospitalisation among full-term babies in Japan

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 361-370

  Kato, Tsuguhiko ^a   Yorifuji, Takashi ^a   Inoue, Sachiko ^b,c   Doi, Hiroyuki ^b   Kawachi, Ichiro ^c  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

birth length; birth weight; epidemiology; fetal growth; hospitalization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH LENGTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIRTH WEIGHT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; JAPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84879242413     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12062     Document Type: Article

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