A randomized comparative trial of the efficacy and safety of exercise during pregnancy: Design and methods

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 531-540

  Yeo, SeonAe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Oxidative stress; Physical activity; Preeclampsia; Pregnant; Randomized placebo controlled clinical trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; STRETCHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ADULT; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 33750377040     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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