Effect of exercise on birthweight

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 423-431

  Leet, Terry ^a   Flick, Louise ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b S Louis Univ School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYCLING; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MEDLINE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; RUNNING; SKIING; SWIMMING; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING;

BIRTH WEIGHT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0038149487     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003081-200306000-00021     Document Type: Article

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