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Birth weight trends in England and Wales (1986–2012): babies are getting heavier

INTRODUCTION: Birth weight is a strong predictor of infant mortality, morbidity and later disease risk. Previous work from the 1980s indicated a shift in the UK towards heavier births; this descriptive analysis looks at more recent trends. METHODS: Office for National Statistics (ONS) registration d...

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Autores principales: Ghosh, Rebecca Elisabeth, Berild, Jacob Dag, Sterrantino, Anna Freni, Toledano, Mireille B, Hansell, Anna L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5916100/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28780501
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2016-311790