Ethnicity-Specific Growth Distributions for Prediction of Newborn Morbidity

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 826-829

  Hanley, Gillian E ^a,b   Janssen, Patricia A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Distributions; Ethnicity; Morbidity; Race; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FETUS RISK; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; CANADA; CHINA; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; EUROPE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREGNANCY; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHINA; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPE; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 84885388325     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)35380-4     Document Type: Article

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