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Prevalence of low birth weight and its association with maternal body weight status in selected countries in Africa: a cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVES: The present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of low birth weight (LBW), and to investigate the association between maternal body weight measured in terms of body mass index (BMI) and birth weight in selected countries in Africa. SETTING: Urban and rural household in Burkina Faso, G...

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Autores principales: He, Zhifei, Bishwajit, Ghose, Yaya, Sanni, Cheng, Zhaohui, Zou, Dongsheng, Zhou, Yan
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/PMC6119454/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30158218
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020410