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Determinants of low birth weight deliveries at five referral hospitals in Western Area Urban district, Sierra Leone

BACKGROUND: Low birth weight (LBW) contributes significantly to infant and child mortality. Each year, about 20 1million deliveries are LBW with 96.5% occurring in developing countries. Whiles the incidence of LBW is reducing in other districts of Sierra Leone, it has been reported to be increasing...

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Autores principales: Kargbo, David Kabba, Nyarko, Kofi, Sackey, Samuel, Addo-Lartey, Adolphina, Kenu, Ernest, Anto, Francis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8554995/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34711248
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13052-021-01160-y