Size at birth : an examination of meaning and usefulness : a prospective study of a cohort of infants born in Nepal
Background: Low birth weight (LBW) remains a major public health problem in developing countries, but is only one measure of size at birth. Others include small-for-gestational-age (SGA) and low ponderal index (PI). The objectives of the thesis were: to estimate the prevalence of LBW, SGA and low PI...
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University College London (University of London)
2009
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.564718 |