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Revisiting the 'Low BirthWeight paradox' using a model-based definition.

Juarez, Sol Pia LU ; Ploubidis, George B and Clarke, Lynda (2014) In Gaceta Sanitaria 28(2). p.160-162
Abstract
Immigrant mothers in Spain have a lower risk of delivering Low BirthWeight (LBW) babies in comparison to Spaniards (LBW paradox). This study aimed at revisiting this finding by applying a model-based threshold as an alternative to the conventional definition of LBW.
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10.1016/j.gaceta.2013.08.001
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  abstract     = {Immigrant mothers in Spain have a lower risk of delivering Low BirthWeight (LBW) babies in comparison to Spaniards (LBW paradox). This study aimed at revisiting this finding by applying a model-based threshold as an alternative to the conventional definition of LBW.},
  author       = {Juarez, Sol Pia and Ploubidis, George B and Clarke, Lynda},
  issn         = {1578-1283},
  language     = {eng},
  number       = {2},
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  publisher    = {Elsevier},
  series       = {Gaceta Sanitaria},
  title        = {Revisiting the 'Low BirthWeight paradox' using a model-based definition.},
  url          = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaceta.2013.08.001},
  doi          = {10.1016/j.gaceta.2013.08.001},
  volume       = {28},
  year         = {2014},
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