Are children of moderately low birth weight at increased risk for poor health? A new look at an old question.
OBJECTIVE: The goal was to examine whether moderately low birth weight children were at greater risk for health problems than normal birth weight children in a nationally representative sample of US children. METHODS: Data were analyzed for 7817 children, 0 to 12 years of age, from the sample child...
| Publicado en: | Pediatrics Vol. 118; no. 1; pp. 217 - 224 |
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American Academy of Pediatrics
Jul2006
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