The association of pattern of maternal weight gain with length of gestation and risk of spontaneous preterm delivery

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 392-406

  Carmichael, Suzan ^a,b   Abrams, Barbara ^a   Selvin, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031397301     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3016.1997.d01-28.x     Document Type: Article

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