The performance of various anthropometric assessment methods for predicting low birth weight in pregnant women Desempenho de diferentes métodos de avaliação antropométrica de gestantes na predição de baixo peso ao nascer
OBJECTIVES: to assess the performance of various anthropometric methods for the evaulation of the nutritional status of pregnant women as a means of predicting low birth weight (LBW). METHODS: a descriptive cross-cutting study carried out among 433 pregnant women (>20 years) attending a Public Ma...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco
2009-06-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-38292009000200009 |