Continuity and change in women's weight orientations and lifestyle practices through pregnancy and the postpartum period: The influence of life course trajectories and transitional events

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 567-582

  Devine, Carol M ^a   Bove, Caron F ^a   Olson, Christine M ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Diet; Exercise; Life course; Postpartum; Weight; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW;

EID: 0034142564     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00314-7     Document Type: Article

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