Maternal anemia is a risk factor for low birth weight babies at term

Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 741-743

  Mir, Madiha Khalid ^a   Yousaf, Shumaila ^a   Ilyas, Ayesha ^a   Tahir, Shabnam ^a  

^a FATIMA JINNAH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Haemoglobin; Low birth weight babies; Maternal anemia; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 85011835430     PISSN: 19967195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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