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leg before wicket

Cricket a manner of dismissal on the grounds that a batsman has been struck on the leg by a bowled ball that otherwise would have hit the wicket

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Gave James Pattinson out lbw - surprising Stuart Broad (below) -and he didn't review - again it would have missed.

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However, while there was a decreasing trend in the percentage of babies with LBW, there was a slight increase in the absolute numbers -to 480,700 babies in 2015 from 479,500 babies in 2012.

UN flags low birth weight of PHL babies

Among maternal risk factors, maternal age between 20-29 years contributed 58.90% to LBW babies.

LOW BIRTH WEIGHT: FREQUENCY, DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE AND ASSOCIATION WITH MATERNAL RISK FACTORS AT A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL

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Chi square analysis indicated that gender of the babies did not affect the incidence of LBW or NBW babies (Table-II).

Incidence and associated risk factors of low birth weight babies born in Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayad Al-Nayan Hospital Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir

The present study was therefore undertaken to identify the percentage of LBW and study various epidemiological factors associated with it.

Epidemiological determinants of birth weight in a metropolitan city

In underserved areas, which were still abundant in developing countries, clinicians should predict LBW as early as possible to reduce the morbidity and mortality of maternal and fetal.

Placenta previa, anemia, care in antenatal, employment score: Development of a scoring system to predict low birth weight in underserved area in Indonesia

Jones was lbw to the left-arm seamers of former Rochdale striker Keith Barker before Procter was trapped in front by off-spinner Jeetan Patel as he offered no shot.

Kerrigan hopes to DRAW some comfort; LANCS LOOK TO BAT WAY TO SAFETY

To the best of our knowledge, there are rare detailed studies in Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries about the nutritional status of LBW infants.

Nutritional status of low birth weight infants in Makkah region: Evaluation of anthropometric and biochemical parameters

The study consisted of 538 case of LBW babies admitted in the NICU.

To find out determinants of low birth weight babies among below poverty line patient admitted to a tertiary care level hospital of North Chhattisgarh

Every cricketing day of Watson's career now starts with the player working in the nets to get over the LBW threat, which is an added arsenal to arch-rivals England's stocks.