Prevalence and risk factors for low birth weight in Ardabil, Iran

Iranian Journal of Neonatology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 18-23

  Mirzarahimi, Mehrdad ^a   Hazrati, Sadegh ^a   Ahmadi, Peymaneh ^b   Alijahan, Rahele ^c  

^a ARDABIL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Health Center of Ardabil   (Iran)

^c Ardabil Health Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

Growth retardation; Low birth weight; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; IRAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 84980053713     PISSN: 22517510     EISSN: 23222158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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