Trends in body mass index during early pregnancy in Swedish women 1978-2001

Public Health

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 393-399

  Brynhildsen, J ^a   Sydsjö, A ^a   Norinder, E ^a   Ekholm Selling, K ^a   Sydsjö, G ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

BMI; Epidemiology; Fertile; Obesity; Pregnancy; Women

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATION PERIOD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; OBESITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PRENATAL CARE; SWEDEN;

EID: 33646168987     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2005.10.015     Document Type: Article

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