Birth weight patterns by gestational age in Brazil

Birth weight patterns by gestational age in Brazil

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: We present an updated birth weight-for-gestational-age portrait, based on nearly 8 million observations of an ethnic-mixed population. It comprises the first comprehensive charts with Brazilian data. This contribution intends to assist clinicians in classifying fetal growt...

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Main Authors: Carlos E. Pedreira, Francisco A. Pinto, Silvia P. Pereira, Elaine S. Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2011-06-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
peso ao nascimento
recém-nascido
idade gestacional
crescimento fetal
pré-termo
pós-termo
birth weight
newborn
gestational age
fetal growth
preterm
postterm
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