EFFECT OF PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO KITCHEN FUEL ON BIRTH WEIGHT

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Effect of Kitchen Fuel on Birth Weight
EFFECT OF PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO KITCHEN FUEL ON BIRTH WEIGHT

Low birth weight is a multifaceted problem with some known and few unknown reasons. Smoke of wood fuel affects birth weight adversely. Cooking with wood fuel is a significant risk factor for low birth weight which is modifiable.

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Indian Journal of Community Medicine (IJCM)
Volume / Volumen: 38
Number / Número: 4
First and last pages / Páginas inicial-final: 212-216
Year / Año: 2013
Month / Mes: october

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Principal institution where the research took place
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Bharati Vidyapeeth University Medical College, Sangli, Maharashtra, India

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Gynaecology and Obstetrics
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Public Health
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Primary Care
Atención Primaria

Epidemiology
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Effect of Prenatal Exposure to Kitchen Fuel On Birth Weight

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José Manuel Lopes¹

1 Médico, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Do Porto, Porto, Portugal, Médico / Professor

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