Anthropometric surrogates to identify low birth weight Nepalese newborns: a hospital-based study

• Váldodahkkit: Singh Dela (Dahkki), Patil Rajkumar (Dahkki), Chuni Neena (Dahkki), Sreeramareddy Chandrashekhar T (Dahkki), Shakya Brishna (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: BMC, 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Fáttát: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In Nepal, more than 90% of the deliveries take place at home where birth weight is often not recorded. In developing countries, low birth weight (LBW, <2500 grams) accounts for 60-80% of neonatal deaths. Early identification and r...