Customized birth weight for gestational age standards: Perinatal mortality patterns are consistent with separate standards for males and females but not for blacks and whites

• Hoofdauteurs: Marcoux Sylvie (Auteur), Ohlsson Arne (Auteur), Allen Victoria M (Auteur), Dodds Linda (Auteur), Wilkins Russell (Auteur), Joseph K (Auteur), Liston Robert (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: BMC, 2005-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Some currently available birth weight for gestational age standards are customized but others are not. We carried out a study to provide empirical justification for customizing such standards by sex and for whites and blacks in the U...