The Relationship of Birth Weight, Body Shape and Body Composition at Birth to Altitude in Saudi Arabia

The objective of this work was to study the effect of high altitude on full term birth weight, body shape and body composition of newborn infants. Twenty five healthy pregnant Saudi women and their healthy newborns from high altitude (2850-3150 m) and equal numbers from low altitude (500 m). For eac...

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Main Authors: Khalid,Mohammed Elhabib Mohammed, Ahmed,Humeda Sweket, Osman,Osama Mirghani, Al Hashem,Fahaid Hassan
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía 2016
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022016000300048
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