The epidemiology of low birthweight

Nestle Nutrition Institute Workshop Series

Volumn 74, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-10

  Kramer, Michael S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETUS MORTALITY; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PREMATURITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETAL MORTALITY; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84893101729     PISSN: 16642147     EISSN: 16642155     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000348382     Document Type: Conference Paper

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