Seasonality of gestational weight gain and foetal growth in rural Malawi

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 294-299

  Hartikainen, H ^a   Maleta, K ^b   Kulmala, T ^c,d   Ashorn, P ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^d Vaestoliitto   (Finland)

^e TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

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EID: 23844461880     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v82i6.9300     Document Type: Article

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