Pregnancy complications and birth outcomes in obese and normal-weight women: Effects of gestational weight change

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 389-394

  Edwards, Laura E ^b   Hellerstedt, Wendy L ^b   Alton, Irene R ^b   Story, Mary ^b   Himes, John H ^b  

^a REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0029865130     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(95)00446-7     Document Type: Article

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