Mid-arm circumference and mid-arm/head circumference ratio in term newborns

CONTEXT: Mid-arm circumference of the newborn is strongly associated with birth weight and is a very good indicator of low and insufficient birth weight. However, there are few Brazilian studies on the relationship between mid-arm and head circumferences and, thus, this does not form part of the rou...

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Main Authors: Bettina Barbosa Duque Figueira, Conceição Aparecida de Mattos Segre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802004000200004&lng=en&tlng=en