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

• Main Authors: Marcoux Sylvie (Author), Ohlsson Arne (Author), Allen Victoria M (Author), Dodds Linda (Author), Wilkins Russell (Author), Joseph K (Author), Liston Robert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2005-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...