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Low birthweight in China: evidence from 441 health facilities between 2012 and 2014

Wen TangNational Office for Maternal and Child Health Surveillance of China, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China,
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Yi MuNational Office for Maternal and Child Health Surveillance of China, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China,
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Xiaohong LiNational Office for Maternal and Child Health Surveillance of China, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, ;Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, China,
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Yanping WangNational Office for Maternal and Child Health Surveillance of China, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China,
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Zheng LiuNational Office for Maternal and Child Health Surveillance of China, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China,
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Qi LiNational Office for Maternal and Child Health Surveillance of China, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China,
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Mingrong LiNational Office for Maternal and Child Health Surveillance of China, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China,
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Robert ScherpbierHealth and Nutrition & Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, UNICEF China, Beijing, China, and
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Sufang GuoHealth Section, UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Xiaona HuangHealth and Nutrition & Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, UNICEF China, Beijing, China, and
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Leni KangNational Office for Maternal and Child Health Surveillance of China, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China,
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Jun ZhuNational Office for Maternal and Child Health Surveillance of China, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, ;Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Correspondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Juan LiangNational Office for Maternal and Child Health Surveillance of China, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Correspondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 1997-2002 | Received 30 May 2016, Accepted 09 Sep 2016, Published online: 16 Oct 2016

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