The impact of pregnancy on the long-term weight gain of primiparous women in England

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 747-755

  Harris, H E ^a   Ellison, G T H ^a   Holliday, M ^a   Lucassen, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maternal obesity; Obesity; Pregnancy; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY BALANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030882620     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800466     Document Type: Article

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