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Infant, Low Birth Weight
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: 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.
born weighing 2500 gms (5.5 lbs) or less; qualif permitted as for INFANT, NEWBORN; check tag INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT is also available; DF: INFANT LBW
Examples
Infant, Small for Gestational Age
;
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Other names
Low Birth Weight Infant; Infants, Low-
Birth-
Weight; Infant, Low-
Birth-
Weight; Birth Weights, Low; Birth Weight, Low; Low-
Birth-
Weight Infant; Low Birth Weight; Low-
Birth-
Weight Infants; Low Birth Weights
