The timing of maternal weight gain during pregnancy and fetal growth

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 627-637

  Neufeld, Lynnette ^a   Pelletier, David L ^a   Haas, Jere D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 0001629647     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(199909/10)11:5<627::AID-AJHB6>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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