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Maternal obstetric and socio-demographic determinants of low birth weight: a retrospective cross-sectional study in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Birth weight is an important predictor of early neonatal mortality, morbidity, and long-term health outcomes. Annually, approximately 20 million babies are born globally with weights less than 2.5kg. In sub-Saharan Africa, the prevalence of LBW is around 13 to 15 percent. In Ghana, 10% o...
Autores principales: | Mohammed, Shamsudeen, Bonsing, Irene, Yakubu, Ibrahim, Wondong, Winifred Porsaa |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6542076/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31142327 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12978-019-0742-5 |
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