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

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

<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...

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Main Authors: Marcoux Sylvie, Ohlsson Arne, Allen Victoria M, Dodds Linda, Wilkins Russell, Joseph K, Liston Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-02-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/5/3

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