Abstract:Background: There is an association between intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) and subsequent development of diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease and hypertension during adult life. With this context, it is vital to give attention about the patterns of body proportion of IUGR babies. The aim of this study was to determine the proportion of asymmetric distribution IUGR in contrast to symmetric distribution among babies with low birth weight (LBW).
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducte… Show more
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