Activity levels in pregnant New Zealand women: Relationship with socioeconomic factors, well-being, anthropometric measures, and birth outcome

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 733-742

  Watson, Patricia E ^a   McDonald, Barry W ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Birth outcome; Daily activity; Pregnancy; Socioeconomic factors; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PUERPERIUM; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34848812659     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H07-061     Document Type: Article

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