Birth weights of South African babies. II. Effect of birth rank on birth weight.
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The data were collected from various hospitals and nursing homes in Durban, Pietermaritzburg, and Capetown, as shown below: 3,165 European babies from two private nursing homes in Durban. 1,057 coloured (i.e. half-caste)t babies from a mission hospital in Durban, and two provincial hospitals, one in Capetown and one in Pietermaritzburg. 2,188 Bantu babies from a mission hospital in Durban. 1,391 Indian babies from a provincial hospital in Pietermaritzburg, a mission hospital in Durban, and a government-aided hospital in Durban.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- British journal of social medicine
دوره 5 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1951