The pattern of maternal weight gain in women with good pregnancy outcomes

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1984-1988

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

^a Division of Public Health Biology and Epidemiology

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031454454     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.12.1984     Document Type: Article

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