Maternal haemoglobin and birth weight in different ethnic groups

doi:10.1136/bmj.310.6994.1601a

From trainee to consultant, BMJ Group offers doctors around the world tailored information, special events, learning resources and recruitment services at every step along their career path.

... by doctors, for doctors, for patients
We are open for entries!

Online learning

BMJ Learning

High-quality CME / CPD for doctors and other healthcare professionals. BMJ Learning features hundreds of accredited, peer-reviewed learning modules in text, video, and audio formats. Find out more

Courses and Qualifications

BMJ Masterclasses

BMJ Masterclasses, led by experts, help clinicians to use the latest evidence and recent guidelines in practice and meet their CPD/CME requirements. Find out more

Exam Preparation

The leading provider of online exam preparation, helping over 167,000 healthcare professionals to pass their exams. Find out more

onExamination

Search all BMJ comment articles:

From

Limit by

Access to the full text of this article requires a subscription or payment. Please log in or subscribe below.

A Houghton

Consultant in public health medicine Directorate of Health Needs and Outcomes, Bexley and Greenwich Hospital, Bexleyheath, Kent DA7 6HZ

EDITOR,—I note that Philip Steer and colleagues used the word association to describe the relation they found between haemoglobin concentration and birth weight.1 In their discussion, however, they suggested that haemoglobin concentration might be a determinant of birth weight. I refer, for example, to the statement: “There is …