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2500-g Low Birth Weight Cutoff: History and Implications for Future Research and Policy

Purpose To research the origins of the 2500 g cutoff for low birth weight and the evolution of indicators to identify newborns at high mortality risk. Description Early research concluded “prematurity”, measured mainly through birth weight, was responsible for increased health risks. The World Healt...

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Autores principales: Hughes, Michelle M., Black, Robert E., Katz, Joanne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5290050/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27449779
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10995-016-2131-9