Trends in obesity in pregnancy [1]

Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 280-281

  Ray, Joel G ^a   Nisenbaum, Rosane ^a   Singh, Gita ^a   Meier, Chris ^a   Guerin, Andrea ^b   Wyatt, Philip R ^c   Vermeulen, Marian J ^d  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c York Central Hospital Richmond Hill   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; LETTER; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MATERNAL SERUM; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; ONTARIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33847014144     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000254686.01126.7e     Document Type: Letter

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