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Birth anthropometry predicts neonatal and infant mortality in rural Bangladesh: a focus on circumferential measurements

BACKGROUND: Low birth weight predicts risk of infant death. However, several birth measurements may be equally predictive, for which cutoffs and associated risks are less explored. OBJECTIVES: We assessed and optimized population cutoffs of birth length, weight, and midupper arm circumference (MUAC)...

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Autores principales: Kang, Yunhee, Wu, Lee Shu Fune, Shaikh, Saijuddin, Ali, Hasmot, Shamim, Abu Ahmed, Christian, Parul, Labrique, Alain, West, Keith P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9071409/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35021206
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqab432