An outcome-based definition of low birthweight for births in low- and middle-income countries: a secondary analysis of the WHO global survey on maternal and perinatal health

Abstract Background 2500 g has been used worldwide as the definition of low birthweight (LBW) for almost a century. While previous studies have used statistical approaches to define LBW cutoffs, a LBW definition using an outcome-based approach has not been evaluated. We aimed to identify an outcome-...

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Autores principales: Malinee Laopaiboon, Pisake Lumbiganon, Siwanon Rattanakanokchai, Warut Chaiwong, João Paulo Souza, Joshua P. Vogel, Rintaro Mori, Ahmet Metin Gülmezoglu
Formato: Artigo
Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: BMC 2019-05-01
Colección:BMC Pediatrics
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Low birthweight
Outcome-based definition
Early neonatal mortality
Acceso en línea:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-019-1546-z
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