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Factors Affecting Birth Weight of a Newborn – A Community Based Study in Rural Karnataka, India

BACKGROUND: Low birth weight (LBW) is a major public health problem in many developing countries, especially so in India. Although we do not know all the causes of LBW, maternal and environmental factors appear to be significant risk factors in its occurrence. OBJECTIVES: To know the factors affecti...

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Autores principales: Metgud, Chandra S., Naik, Vijaya A., Mallapur, Maheshwar D.
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/PMC3390317/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22792210
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040040