Maternal obesity and glucose intolerance during pregnancy among Mexican-Americans

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 14-19

  Kieffer, Edith C ^a  

^a Department of Health Behavior ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL WELFARE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMANS; MEXICAN AMERICANS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033969665     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3016.2000.00228.x     Document Type: Article

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