Women's physical activity and pregnancy outcome: A longitudinal analysis from the philippines

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 162-172

  Barnes, Debora L ^a   Adair, Linda S ^b   Popkin, Barry M ^b  

^a Institut Haitien de l'Enfance   (Haïti)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH EFFECT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

PHILIPPINES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL STRESS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASIA; BIOLOGY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC FACTORS; HUMAN RESOURCES; INTERVIEWS; LABOR FORCE--WOMEN; LITERATURE REVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OCCUPATIONS--WOMEN; PHILIPPINES; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOMES; REPRODUCTION; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTHEASTERN ASIA; STUDIES;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PHILIPPINES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 0025921687     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/20.1.162     Document Type: Article

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