Low birth weight babies in Sitiawan, Perak - Rural Health Survey 1997

The single most important determinant of newborn survival and future growth is the birth weight of the infant. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO),low birth weight contributes to an estimated 9.1 million infant deaths which occur each year. ( l) it not only contributed to about 13.5% of...

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Main Author: Ab Sallam, Atiya
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Published: Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya 1999
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spelling my.um.eprints.245152020-06-17T01:11:42Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/24515/ Low birth weight babies in Sitiawan, Perak - Rural Health Survey 1997 Ab Sallam, Atiya R Medicine The single most important determinant of newborn survival and future growth is the birth weight of the infant. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO),low birth weight contributes to an estimated 9.1 million infant deaths which occur each year. ( l) it not only contributed to about 13.5% of all births at the maternity hospital in Kuala Lumpur but also to 74.8% of all deaths in 1985. Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya 1999 Article PeerReviewed Ab Sallam, Atiya (1999) Low birth weight babies in Sitiawan, Perak - Rural Health Survey 1997. Journal of the University of Malaya Medical Centre (JUMMEC), 4 (1). pp. 58-61. ISSN 1823-7339 https://jummec.um.edu.my/article/view/4434
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Low birth weight babies in Sitiawan, Perak - Rural Health Survey 1997
description The single most important determinant of newborn survival and future growth is the birth weight of the infant. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO),low birth weight contributes to an estimated 9.1 million infant deaths which occur each year. ( l) it not only contributed to about 13.5% of all births at the maternity hospital in Kuala Lumpur but also to 74.8% of all deaths in 1985.
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title_short Low birth weight babies in Sitiawan, Perak - Rural Health Survey 1997
title_full Low birth weight babies in Sitiawan, Perak - Rural Health Survey 1997
title_fullStr Low birth weight babies in Sitiawan, Perak - Rural Health Survey 1997
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