Are overweight women at increased risk of obesity following pregnancy?

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 489-494

  Harris, H E ^a,b   Ellison, G T H ^b,c   Richter, L M ^d   De Wet, T ^e   Levin, J ^d  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c University Clinic   (South Africa)

^d SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND MEDICAL SCHOOL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Maternal obesity; Pregnancy; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; WEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; RISK; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031819580     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19980086     Document Type: Article

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