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Trends of preterm birth and low birth weight in Japan: a one hospital-based study

BACKGROUND: The proportions of preterm birth (PTB, ie., delivered before 37 gestational weeks) and low birth weight (LBW, ie., birth weight less than 2500 g at delivery) have been rising in developed countries. We sought to examine the factors contributing to the rise in Japan, with particular focus...

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Autores principales: Yorifuji, Takashi, Naruse, Hiroo, Kashima, Saori, Murakoshi, Takeshi, Kato, Tsuguhiko, Inoue, Sachiko, Doi, Hiroyuki, Kawachi, Ichiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3562268/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23268598
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-12-162