Maternal weight gains in ideal twin outcomes

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 178-181

  Luke, Barbara ^a   Leurgans, Sue ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TWIN PREGNANCY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030053462     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(96)00050-8     Document Type: Article

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