Chest circumference in full-term newborns: how can it be predicted?

• Main Authors: Ingrid G. Azevedo (Author), Norrara S. O. Holanda (Author), Nivia M. R. Arrais (Author), Raweny T. G. Santos (Author), Ana G. F. Araujo (Author), Silvana A. Pereira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although over the years a number of studies have used chest circumference (CC) as a sensitive tool to identify the health status of infants, a particularly important aspect for this population is the lack of data on normal values and prediction equations. In order to facilitate a...