Measuring newborn foot length to identify small babies in need of extra care
A cross sectional hospital based study with community follow-up in Tanzania
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15370858 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tanya Marchant (0000-0002-4228-4334, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, corresponding author), Jennie Jaribu (Ifakara Health Institute), Suzanne Penfold (0000-0003-1561-3531, University of London), Marcel Tanner (0000-0002-1205-6971, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute), J Schellenberg (0000-0002-0708-3676, University of London), Joanna Armstrong Schellenberg |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 624-624 |
| Publication date | 2010-10-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-10-624 |
| PMID | 20959008 |
| PMCID | PMC2975655 |
| OpenAlex | W2109421656 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 21 |
Measurement of newborn foot length for home births in resource poor settings has the potential to be used by birth attendants, community volunteers or parents as a screening tool to identify low birth weight or premature newborns in order that they can receive targeted interventions for improved survival
Biostatistics · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Foot (prosody · Pathology · Public health · Socioeconomics · Tanzania · COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Nursing · Epidemiology · Pediatrics
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 0,64 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2023 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |