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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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LBW is now installing three 40kW variable speed drives at its Lilliesmere pump station and a business case has been prepared for a similar change at the larger Rocks pump station, Mrs ORourke said.
Australia : Audit reveals big power bill savings at Burdekin pump station
0260) There was decrease in the incidence of LBW babies.
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
A total of 172 cases fulfilling the inclusion/exclusion criteria were enrolled to determine the frequency of LBW babies amongst women who suffered from depression during 3rd trimester by comparing with control in a military care setup.
EFFECT OF MATERNAL DEPRESSION DURING PREGNANCY ON BIRTH WEIGHT OF BABIES
Maternal health and modifiable characteristics need to be addressed by preventive programs, to reduce LBW and improve birth weights of newborn babies.
Predictors of the mean birth weight and risk factors of Low Birth Weight among full-term, singleton babies born in an urban setting in Sudan
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
We included only LBW baby's with, birth weight less than 2500 gram in our study, among them 538 are low birth weight.
To find out determinants of low birth weight babies among below poverty line patient admitted to a tertiary care level hospital of North Chhattisgarh
Aware that England would be targeting his fragility against the LBW as plan A, Watson however, said that he is getting better than before, adding that even though he would not be completely able to eradicate the issue, he knows that he is consistently getting in better positions to try and eliminate it.
Watson determined to eradicate LBW 'threat' ahead of winter Ashes
All LBW neonates were classified as the study group, while those whose birth weight exceeded 2,500 gram served as the control group.
Incidence of low birth weight in Mazandaran Province, Northern Iran
For comparison, the incidence of LBW and sex distribution in the African American population in Orleans parish was obtained from the Louisiana Public Health records (27) for the years 1985 through 1993.
Low birth weight is not associated with type 2 diabetes in African American children in New Orleans
For a factor to be a mediator of maternal LBW and adverse outcomes in the offspring, two important statistical requirements must be satisfied (24).
El bajo peso al nacer de las madres y los desenlaces perinatales adversos: Estudio de la Cohorte de Nacimientos de 1982 en Pelotas, Brasil
0% of all LBW births were attributable to ART (PAR% range: 5.
Assisted reproductive technology and trends in low birthweight--Massachusetts, 1997-2004
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