Prevalence and risk factors of Low Birth Weight in Fars province, south of Iran, 2014

Background/Objective: This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of low birth weight and its risk factors in Fars province, south of Iran, 2014. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we collected data of 3,600 neonates through multi-stage random sampling. At first, we divided the hospita...

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Main Authors: Alireza Mirahmadizadeh, Ali Soleimani, Fariba Moradi, Elham Hesami, Maryam Kasraeian, Hamed Delam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System
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Online Access:http://jhsss.sums.ac.ir/index.php/jhsss/article/view/223