Low birth weight trends in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries, 2000-2015: economic, health system and demographic conditionings

• Main Authors: Diego Erasun (Author), Jéssica Alonso-Molero (Author), Inés Gómez-Acebo (Author), Trinidad Dierssen-Sotos (Author), Javier Llorca (Author), José Schneider (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Low birth weight rates are increasing in both developed and developing countries. Although several maternal factors have been identified as associated with low birth weight, little is known of economic or organization factors influencing this increase. This study aims to ascertai...