Impact of socio-economic status on the development of small for dates at 3-4 years

Mundkur, N.; Singh, M.V.; Gupta, S.

Indian Pediatrics 16(11): 979-984

1979


ISSN/ISBN: 0019-6061
PMID: 575528
Document Number: 146698
In India, height and bodyweight were significantly retarded in children 3 to 4 years old who had had severe intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), irrespective of their socioeconomic status. Their head circumference was slightly less and their mental development was later than in normal children. Those who had had mild IUGR showed slight deviation from the normal growth and development pattern.

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