Longitudinal changes in the relationship between body mass index and percent body fat in pregnancy

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 377-382

  Lindsay, Carol A ^a,b   Huston, Larraine ^a   Amini, Saeid B ^a   Catalano, Patrick M ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0031106498     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(96)00517-0     Document Type: Article

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