Trends in low birth weight : United States, 1975-85

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• Personal Author:
  Taffel, Selma
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  National and regional trends in rates of low, moderately low, and very low birth weight are analyzed for the period 1975-85. Also reviewed are 1985 rates of low, moderately low, and very low birth weight in relation to a number of maternal and infant characteristics, as well as changes in low birth weight rates between 1980 and 1985 for many of these characteristics.
• Content Notes:
  Includes bibliographical references.
• Subjects:
  Childbirth Cohort Studies Infant, Low Birth Weight
• Source:
  Vital and health statistics. Series 21, Data on natality, marriage, and divorce ; no. 48 ; DHHS publication ; no. (PHS) 89-1926
• Series:
  Vital and Health Statistics Series
• Document Type:
  Journal Issue
• Genre:
  Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  print; vi, 30 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:187fa9de44ed2d6c5adc61de870f1415578d76d0b4f881b0331cba6b731e3a8ddd49dd00cb9477c5d53ad57b7a03e16506032e13c37f4fc9e2933d356ed09b2b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/6160/cdc_6160_DS1.pdf
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