Birth statistics of high birth weight infants (macrosomia) in Korea

• Main Authors: Byung-Ho Kang (Author), Joo-Young Moon (Author), Sung-Hoon Chung (Author), Yong-Sung Choi (Author), Kyung-Suk Lee (Author), Ji-Young Chang (Author), Chong-Woo Bae (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Pediatric Society, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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PurposeThe authors analyzed the trend from the birth-related statistics of high birth weight infants (HBWIs) over 50 years in Korea from 1960 to 2010.MethodsWe used 2 data sources, namely, the hospital units (1960's to 1990's) and Statistics Korea (1993 to 2010). The analyses include the i...