SOCIAL CAUSES OF LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT

Authors
KOGAN MD
Citation
Md. Kogan, SOCIAL CAUSES OF LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 88(11), 1995, pp. 611-615
Citations number
79
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
01410768
Volume
88
Issue
11
Year of publication
1995
Pages
611 - 615
Database
ISI
SICI code
0141-0768(1995)88:11<611:SCOL>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The manifest importance of reducing the incidence of low birth weight is most obvious for the first year of life: low birth weight is the si ngle most important factor affecting infant morbidity and mortality(1) . However, there is growing evidence that the adverse consquences of l ow birth weight continue throughout the life cycle. This review deals primarily with social causes of low birth weight.