Eating for two: Are guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy too liberal?

Lancet

Volumn 351, Issue 9108, 1998, Pages 1054-1055

  Feig, Denice S ^b   Naylor, C David ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0032481861     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)06261-2     Document Type: Note

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