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EFFECT OF RHESUS HAEMOLYTIC DISEASE UPON BIRTHWEIGHT
Author(s) -
Binks A. S.,
Lind T.,
McNay R. A.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1973.tb11195.x
Subject(s) - haemolytic disease , disease , medicine , gestation , premature newborn , pediatrics , pregnancy , biology , fetus , genetics
Summary A study of 3541 infants affected by rhesus haemolytic disease of the newborn has shown that such babies are of lower birthweight for gestation than unaffected babies and that the degree to which birthweight is affected is related to the severity of the disease.