The contribution of preterm birth and intrauterine growth restriction to childhood undernutrition in Tanzania

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 618-630

  Sania, Ayesha ^a   Spiegelman, Donna ^a   Rich Edwards, Janet ^a,b   Hertzmark, Ellen ^a   Mwiru, Ramadhani S ^a   Kisenge, Rodrick ^c   Fawzi, Wafaie W ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Fetal growth; Intrauterine growth retardation; Low birthweight; Preterm birth; Undernutrition; Underweight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STUNTING; TANZANIA; WASTING SYNDROME; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CAUSALITY; COMORBIDITY; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GROWTH DISORDERS; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAUSALITY; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; TANZANIA; THINNESS; WASTING SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942549217     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12123     Document Type: Article

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