Trends in birthweight among four tribal communities in rural Tamil Nadu, India

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Baekgaard, E S ^a   Hulse, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; NEWBORN; RURAL POPULATION;

BIRTH WEIGHT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84921311952     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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