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Association between Short Maternal Height and Low Birth Weight: a Hospital-based Study in Japan

Anthropometry measurements, such as height and weight, have recently been used to predict poorer birth outcomes. However, the relationship between maternal height and birth outcomes remains unclear. We examined the effect of shorter maternal height on low birth weight (LBW) among 17,150 pairs of Jap...

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Autores principales: Inoue, Sachiko, Naruse, Hiroo, Yorifuji, Takashi, Kato, Tsuguhiko, Murakoshi, Takeshi, Doi, Hiroyuki, Subramanian, SV
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4779858/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26955234
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2016.31.3.353