Abstract:The incidence of newborns (NB) with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) in Latin America and the Caribbean is 10%. Objectives: To determine the causes and characteristics of IUGR in children born at the Hospital Nacional in Paraguay from January 1999 to December 2001 and establish which factors are associated with symptomatic polycythemia. Materials and Methods: An observational and descriptive retrospective cohort study with nested case-controls including 259 NB with birth-weight below the 3d percentile. R… Show more
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