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Wealth Status, Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) and Antenatal Care (ANC) Are Determinants for Low Birth Weight in Kersa, Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Low Birth Weight (LBW) is one of the major risk factor for death in early life. However, little is known about predictors of LBW in sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, the aim of this study was to measure the incidence and determinants of LBW in a rural population of Ethiopia. METHODS: An obs...

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Autores principales: Assefa, Nega, Berhane, Yemane, Worku, Alemayehu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3386987/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22792140
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0039957