Low birth weight: report of a meeting in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 14-17 June 1999. Nutrition policy paper no.18.
Publisher: ACC/SCN with ICDDRB 2000. Eds. Pojda J, Kelley L.
Format: Monograph
Audience: Policy makers, academics, program managers
Available on the web at: www.unsystem.org/scn/Publications/NPP/npp18_lbw.pdf
Low Birth Weight: A tabulation of available information. WHO/MCH/92.2
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