Factors associated with small size at birth in Nepal: Further analysis of Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2011

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Khanal, Vishnu ^a   Sauer, Kay ^a,b   Karkee, Rajendra ^c   Zhao, Yun ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer Control   (Australia)

^c School of Public Health   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Cross sectional survey; Low birth weight; Nepal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BOY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GIRL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; PRENATAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TOBACCO; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PRENATAL CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892467647     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-32     Document Type: Article

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