Birthweight and perinatal mortality among singletons and twins in north-eastern Tanzania.

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Published in Scand J Public Health on August 06, 2008

Authors

Ndema Abu Habib1, Anne Kjersti Dalveit, Joseph Mlay, Olola Oneko, John Shao, Per Bergsjø, Erik Lie-Nielsen, Rolv Terje Lie

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. ndema.habib@isf.uib.no

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