The effect of maternal anthropometric characteristics and social factors on gestational age and birth weight in Sudanese newborn infants

BACKGROUND: In Africa low birth weight (LBW) (<2500 g), is the strongest determinant of infant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to quantify the effect of maternal anthropometry, education and socio-economic status on gestational age and birth weight. METHODS: In 1000 Sudanese mo...

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Autores principales: Elshibly, Eltahir M, Schmalisch, Gerd
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2522375/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18638377
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-8-244

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2522375/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18638377
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-8-244

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