The Relationship between Maternal Diseases during Pregnancy and Low Birth Weight: a Nested Case-Control Study in Rural Areas of Kurdistan Province (West of Iran)

Background: Low birth weight (LBW) is considered as one of the important health indicators in evaluating prenatal care as well as determining scale of infants' health in the society. The study aimed to investigate maternal diseases during pregnancy and its impact on LBW in rural areas of Kurdis...

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Main Authors: Ghobad Moradi, Zaher Khazaei, Nader Esmailnasab, Daem Roshani, Mehdi Zokaii, Ebrahim Ghaderi, Bijan Nouri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2017-08-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
LBW
Online Access:http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_8524_406b03f1d20763ed7d65b36710d8d845.pdf