Regional patterns of birthweights in Papua New Guinea in relation to diet, environment and socio-economic factors
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Hide, Robin; Muller, I; Betuela, I
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Regional differences in mean birthweight in rural Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the importance of differences in family diet and maternal education and socio-economic status on such patterns were explored using birthweight data collected by the 1982/83 PNG National Nutrition Survey. A total of 6137 birthweight measurements from 85 PNG districts were available, representing 22% of all children included in the survey. The nature of possible selection biases are assessed and their implications...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2002 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/56667 |
Source: | Annals of Human Biology |
DOI: | 10.1080/03014460110061003 |
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