Abstract:
:In an industrial hospital in India, a 23 per cent prevalence of low birth weight (LBW) was detected, of which 76 per cent were full term small for date (SFD) babies. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) comprised the single most common obstetrical problem associated with term SFD births (31 per cent). Age, parity, booking and socio-economic status were all found to contribute to LBW. Babies weighing between 2.25 and 2.5 kg did not show any significant difference in mortality and morbidity as compared to babies weighing more than 2.5 kg at birth. Despite the lower prevalence of LBW found in this study conducted in a fairly literate urban population, an attempt can be made to further decrease this figure.
journal_name
J Trop Pediatrjournal_title
Journal of tropical pediatricsauthors
Misra M,Mishra S,Sharadammadoi
10.1093/tropej/41.6.374subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1995-12-01 00:00:00pages
374-6issue
6eissn
0142-6338issn
1465-3664journal_volume
41pub_type
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更新日期:2015-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2020-12-27 00:00:00
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更新日期:1997-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2001-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 信件
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更新日期:2013-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2014-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/40.1.37
更新日期:1994-02-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2008-02-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1993-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2006-08-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1997-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2020-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1996-02-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2021-01-09 00:00:00
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更新日期:2007-02-01 00:00:00