Postpartum Weight Retention. A Mother's Weight to Bear?

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 356-357

  Calfas, Karen J ^a   Marcus, Bess H ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LACTATION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; STRESS; SWEDEN; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 33947328847     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2007.01.008     Document Type: Note

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