Trends in incidence of low birth weight deliveries in a tertiary hospital, in Northern Nigeria
Background: Low birth weight is an important determinant of both infant and neonatal mortality rates and is also an indicator of social and economic development. The World Health Organization described any baby with birth weight of less than 2.5kg as low birth weight baby. Objective: To determine th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Sahel Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2011;volume=14;issue=2;spage=100;epage=107;aulast=Hassan;type=0 |