Relationship between newborn mid-upper-arm circumference and birth weight
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Developing nomogram to estimate birth weight from head circumference and mid-upper arm circumference.
BACKGROUND Despite the huge proportion of the babies in the developing world being born low birthweight, only about half of the newborns are weighed at birth as weighing scales often tend to be either non-available or defective. OBJECTIVE Designing a nomogram for estimation of birthweight from head circumference (HC) and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC). METHOD Birthweight, HC and MUAC of...
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عنوان ژورنال: Paediatrica Indonesiana
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2338-476X,0030-9311
DOI: 10.14238/pi49.1.2009.11-4