Infant, Low Birth Weight

An infant having a birth weight of 2500 gm. (5.5 lb.) or less but INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT is available for infants having a birth weight of 1500 grams (3.3 lb.) or less.

Year introduced: 1977

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Tree Number(s): M01.060.703.520.460

MeSH Unique ID: D007230

Entry Terms:

• Low-Birth-Weight Infant
• Infant, Low-Birth-Weight
• Infants, Low-Birth-Weight
• Low Birth Weight Infant
• Low-Birth-Weight Infants
• Low Birth Weight
• Birth Weight, Low
• Birth Weights, Low
• Low Birth Weights

Previous Indexing:

• Birth Weight (1966-1976)
• Infant, Newborn (1966-1976)
• Infant, Premature (1966-1976)

All MeSH Categories
Persons Category
Persons
Age Groups
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Small for Gestational Age
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight