Interpregnancy weight retention patterning in women who breastfed

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 89-94

  Sowers, MaryFran ^a   Zhang, Daowen ^a   Janney, Carol A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Lactation; Obesity; Postpartum weight; Pregnancy; Weight retention pattern

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; MATERNAL WELFARE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LACTATION; PARITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031901518     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767059809022661     Document Type: Article

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