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Anthropometric measures that identify premature and low birth weight newborns in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study with community follow-up

OBJECTIVE: To investigate foot length (FL), chest circumference (CHC) and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) as predictors of low birth weight (LBW) or prematurity, and to describe the agreement between the gestational age (GA) assessments ascertained by the New Ballard Score (NBS) and the Eregie mo...

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Autores principales: Gidi, Netsanet Workneh, Berhane, Melkamu, Girma, Tsinuel, Abdissa, Alemseged, Lim, Ruth, Lee, Katherine, Nguyen, Cattram, Russell, Fiona
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7146923/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31676553
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2019-317490