A study of mid-arm and chest circumferences as predictors of low birthweight

dc.contributor.author	Rogo Khama O.
dc.contributor.author	Nyagudi, O
dc.contributor.author	Ferguson, A
dc.date.accessioned	2013-06-07T07:19:59Z
dc.date.available	2013-06-07T07:19:59Z
dc.date.issued	1991-02
dc.identifier.citation	Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 1991 Feb;34(2):107-13	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1671363
dc.identifier.uri	http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/29767
dc.description.abstract	Nine hundred ninety-nine newborns were examined in order to determine the relationship between birthweight and mid-arm and chest circumstances. An early neonatal mortality rate of 51/1000 was recorded, being much higher for preterm (301/1000) than term babies (2.5/1000). Both mid-arm and chest circumference showed highly significant correlations with birthweight (r = 0.872, P less than 0.0001 and r = 0.918, P less than 0.0001, respectively). The correlation between weight and chest circumstances was upheld even for very small babies	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	University of Nairobi.	en
dc.title	A study of mid-arm and chest circumferences as predictors of low birthweight	en
dc.type	Article	en
local.publisher	Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya.	en