Taiwan birth weight reference

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 553-555

  Wang, Peng Hui ^a,b,c   Chen, Chih Yao ^a,b   Lee, Chien Nan ^d  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; EDITORIAL; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LIVE BIRTH; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL SCREENING; RURAL AREA; SEX RATIO; SUBSTANCE USE; TAIWAN; TAIWANESE; TERTIARY CARE CENTER;

BIRTH WEIGHT; HUMANS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84922738736     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2014.07.002     Document Type: Editorial

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