The effect of pre-pregnancy body mass index on gestational weight gain and pregnancy outcome in Gorgan, North Iran

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 905-908

  Mobasheri, Elham ^a   Golalipour, Mohammad Jafar ^a  

^a GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

BMI; Body mass index; Iran; Low birth weight; Pregnancy; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; IRAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; OBESITY; PARITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL PERIOD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; UNDERWEIGHT; URBAN AREA; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 34250858977     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2007.905.908     Document Type: Article

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