Commentary: But why should women be weighed routinely during pregnancy?

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1283-1284

  Farrar, Diane ^a,b   Duley, Lelia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b BRADFORD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NOTE; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 36949029240     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dym210     Document Type: Note

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