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Maternal factors in the epidemiology of low birth weight

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

    O. P. Ghai M.D., F.A.M.S. (Professor and Head)

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Based on a guest lecture delivered at International Conference on High Risk Infants at Manila, Philippines, July 1979

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Ghai, O.P. Maternal factors in the epidemiology of low birth weight. Indian J Pediatr 47, 123–128 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02822875

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