Anthropometric measurements: options for identifying low birth weight newborns in Kumasi, Ghana.
<h4>Background</h4>In Ghana, 32% of deliveries take place outside a health facility, and birth weight is not measured. Low birth weight (LBW) newborns who are at increased risk of death and disability, are not identified; 13%-14% of newborns in Ghana are LBW. We aimed at determining whet...
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Main Authors: | Easmon Otupiri, Priscilla Wobil, Samuel Blay Nguah, Michelle J Hindin |
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Language: | EN |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/f1d2da812e324070a4bffb2ad58d630d |
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