Correlates of Low Birth Weight

Background . Low birth weight is the single most important factor that determines the chances of child survival. A recent annual estimation indicated that nearly 8 million infants are born with low birth weight in India. The infant mortality rate is about 20 times greater for all low birth weight ba...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ankur Barua MD, PhD, Jayant Hazarika MBBS, DCH, DNB, Sudip Dutta MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-12-01
Series:Global Pediatric Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X14562229