Leisure-time physical activity during pregnancy in the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-180

  Domingues, Marlos Rodrigues ^a   Barros, Aluísio J D ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

+Physical fitness; Epidemiologic studies; Exercise; Exertion; Observational studies; Physical activity; Population based studies; Pregnant women; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147138448     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102007000200002     Document Type: Article

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