A critique of the new recommendations for weight gain in pregnancy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 254-258

  Johnson, J W C ^a   Yancey, M K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gestational weight gain; guidelines for pregnancy weight gain; maternal weight gain; weight gain in pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030028684     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70403-9     Document Type: Article

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