Prevalence and associated factors of low birth weight in Axum town, Tigray, North Ethiopia

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Aboye, Wondim ^a   Berhe, Tesfay ^a   Birhane, Taddis ^a   Gerensea, Hadgu ^a  

^a AKSUM UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Aksum; Ethiopia; LBW

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANEMIA; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85054404380     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-018-3801-z     Document Type: Article

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